Meanings
plural shirt lifters · alternative shirtlifter · alternative shirt-lifter
- IrelandUKslangSynonym of bottom: a gay man who is penetrated or prefers to be penetrated during anal sex.
Synonyms: bottom
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see shirt, lifter.
Synonyms: male homosexual
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of bottom: a gay man who is penetrated or prefers to be penetrated during anal sex.
nounUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see shirt, lifter.
Origin
From the imagined lifting of a long shirt to facilitate receiving anal sex.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
shirt lifter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shirt%20lifter
“shirt lifter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shirt%20lifter. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shirt lifter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shirt%20lifter.
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