"pink triangle" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-pink triangle.ogg Forms: pink triangles [plural]
Etymology: Derived from the symbol worn by homosexuals at Nazi concentration camps, a pink triangle, since taken by the LGBT movement as a symbol of their own. Head templates: {{en-noun}} pink triangle (plural pink triangles)
  1. (slang) A homosexual. Wikipedia link: pink triangle Tags: slang Related terms: purple triangle, yellow star
    Sense id: en-pink_triangle-en-noun-wM-RWPo3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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