"pillow princess" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-pillow princess.ogg Forms: pillow princesses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pillow princess (plural pillow princesses)
  1. (slang, originally LGBTQ) A person (typically a lesbian) who wants to receive sexual pleasure but is not interested in giving it. Tags: slang Categories (topical): LGBTQ Related terms: bottom, cold fish, dead fish, starfish
    Sense id: en-pillow_princess-en-noun-DwuzkRlh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1992, Deneuve, volume 2, FRS Enterprises, page 64:",
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          "text": "Similarly, whereas pillow princesses and other femmes appear to fall in line with heterosexual conceptualizations of sexual roles for women, where the woman’s role is the passive and non-assertive partner, they represent radical departures in other respects. In particular, participants indicated that ultra femmes and pillow princesses fully expected that the sexual act ended with their sexual climax.",
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          "text": "Also, just because a respondent identified as femme did not mean she was not involved in or interested in a reciprocal sexual relationship. Many femmes made sure to point out they were not “pillow princesses,” meaning they are not just receivers. “My current girlfriend is very masculine looking, but I am far more aggressive than her in the bedroom, I don’t know if I can say this …but, well, I am no “pillow princess” (Sara).",
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