"wide stance" meaning in All languages combined

See wide stance on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: wide stances [plural]
Etymology: From the Larry Craig scandal. Police sergeant Dave Karsnia paraphrased Craig as having said that he "has a wide stance when going to the bathroom and that his foot may have touched mine". Head templates: {{en-noun}} wide stance (plural wide stances)
  1. (slang, euphemistic, sometimes humorous) homosexuality (as an attribute of a person) Wikipedia link: Larry Craig scandal Tags: euphemistic, humorous, slang, sometimes Categories (topical): LGBT
    Sense id: en-wide_stance-en-noun-pEUmyshb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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