See bakla in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"LGBT"
],
"word": "beki"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:bakla",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "boksli"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:bakla",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"topics": [
"LGBT"
],
"word": "jokla"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:bakla",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "kisbaks"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:bakla",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "klabaks"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:bakla",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "klabel"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:bakla",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "klabing"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:bakla",
"word": "labak"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:bakla",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "nikya"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:bakla",
"tags": [
"derogatory",
"slang"
],
"word": "ponce"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:bakla",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "siyoki"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:bakla",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "siyoyot"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:bakla",
"tags": [
"dated",
"slang"
],
"word": "sward"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:bakla",
"tags": [
"dated",
"slang"
],
"word": "x-men"
}
],
"word": "bakla"
}
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