lavender lad

noun

A homosexual male.

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Meanings

nounlavender lad (plural lavender lads)

plural lavender lads

  1. UShistoricalslanggovernmentA homosexual male.

Origin

Coined by U.S. federal senator Everett Dirksen in the 1950s. From the association with femininity of the color lavender. An alliterative construct, pairing lad (“boy”) and lavender.

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APA

lavender lad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lavender%20lad

MLA

“lavender lad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lavender%20lad. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lavender lad,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lavender%20lad.

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