Meanings
plural queer bashings · alternative queer-bashing
- countableidiomaticslanguncountablePrejudice or violence against queer people.
The judge in the case indicated that the beating of Mills was a homophobic queer-bashing when he said, "This occurred from an attitude that was prevalent. The opportunity presented itself."
1983 April 23, Sue Hyde, “Castro Bashers Jailed”, in Gay Community News, page 2Synonyms: gay bashing, homophobia, queerphobia
Synonyms & antonyms
nounPrejudice or violence against queer people.
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queer bashing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/queer%20bashing
“queer bashing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/queer%20bashing. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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