Meanings
plural friends of Dorothy · alternative Dorothy's friend
- euphemisticslangA homosexual man.
He's a disco-dancing, Oscar Wilde-reading, Streisand ticket-holding friend of Dorothy, know what I'm saying?
1995, Amy Heckerling, Clueless, spoken by Murray (Donald Faison)
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Commonly thought to refer to Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz (1939), portrayed by gay icon Judy Garland; alternatively (or additionally) it could be a reference to writer Dorothy Parker, who was friends with many gay men.
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friend of Dorothy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/friend%20of%20Dorothy
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