Meanings
- USThe business generated by providing goods and services to the gay community.
Synonyms: pink money, pink dollar, pink pound
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe business generated by providing goods and services to the gay community.
Origin
From Dorothy Gale, a character in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, whose actress Judy Garland in the film adaptation in 1939 is a symbol among the LGBT community.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Dorothy dollar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dorothy%20dollar
“Dorothy dollar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dorothy%20dollar. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dorothy dollar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dorothy%20dollar.
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