"pédé comme un phoque" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [French]

Forms: pédés commes des phoques [masculine, plural]
Etymology: Literally, “queer as a seal”. It has been argued it was initially the homophonic pédé comme un foc (“queer as a jib”), a reference to sodomy. It is therefore possible the expression originated among sailors, and foc turned into phoque through popular unfamiliarity with naval vocabulary. Etymology templates: {{m-g|queer as a seal}} “queer as a seal”, {{lit|queer as a seal}} Literally, “queer as a seal” Head templates: {{fr-adj|mp=pédés commes des phoques|onlyg=m}} pédé comme un phoque m (masculine only, masculine plural pédés commes des phoques)
  1. (simile, vulgar, offensive) queer as a coot, bent as a nine-bob note, gay as springtime (completely homosexual) Tags: masculine, offensive, vulgar Categories (topical): LGBTQ, Personality
    Sense id: en-pédé_comme_un_phoque-fr-adj-9VOGvln9 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French similes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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