parlorista

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noun

A low-income male homosexual who behaves in a feminine manner and stereotypically works in a beauty parlor.

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Meanings

nounparlorista (plural parloristas)

plural parloristas

  1. PhilippinesA low-income male homosexual who behaves in a feminine manner and stereotypically works in a beauty parlor.

Origin

  1. Tagalogparlorista
  2. Englishparlorista

From Tagalog parlorista.

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APA

parlorista. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parlorista

MLA

“parlorista.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parlorista. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parlorista,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parlorista.

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