"fakaleitī" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fakaleitīs [plural], fakaleitī [plural], fakaleiti [alternative]
Etymology: From Tongan fakaleitī; the second part comes from English lady. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|to|fakaleitī}} Tongan fakaleitī, {{der|en|en|lady}} English lady Head templates: {{en-noun|s|fakaleitī}} fakaleitī (plural fakaleitīs or fakaleitī)
  1. (Tonga) A man who behaves in an effeminate manner. Wikipedia link: fakaleitī
    Sense id: en-fakaleitī-en-noun-41DpzxCA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms borrowed back into English, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Gender Synonyms: cockney, pansy, sissy, bading [Philippines], big girl's blouse [Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, derogatory], cockney [obsolete], cot-quean [derogatory, obsolete], cupcake [slang], dudelet [archaic, derogatory], fakaleiti, fairy [derogatory], femboy, gentleman [derogatory], ginch [Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, slang], girl's blouse [derogatory, slang], girlyman [derogatory, slang], janegirl [rare], jessie [dated], nancy [derogatory, slang], nancyboy [derogatory, slang], nancy pants, pansy [derogatory], poof [Commonwealth, derogatory], poofter [Commonwealth, dated, derogatory], posy sniffer [derogatory, slang], pretty boy, puss-gentleman [obsolete], quiche-eater [idiomatic], sissy [derogatory], softling [archaic], soy boy [derogatory, slang], swish [derogatory, slang], twink [derogatory, slang], zenana [South-Asia]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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