British & Australian, informal

an offensive way of referring to a man who is homosexual (= sexually attracted to other men).

He was taunted by a chorus of adolescent gay haters shouting 'shirt-lifter!'.

• need head examining
• need I say more
• needle in a haystack
• needless to say
• need like a hole in the head
• need like need a hole in the head
• need like you need a hole in the head
• needs must
• need something like a hole in the head
• need something like need a hole in the head
• need something like you need a hole in the head
• need to have head examined
• need to have your head examined
• need your head examined
• need your head examining
• neither here nor there
• nerves of steel
• nest egg
• never a dull moment
• never darken door again
• never darken your door again
• never hear the end of it.
• never hear the end of it
• never live down
• never live something down