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bold adjective- used to suggest homosexuality or of the stereotypical characteristics associated with gay men UK
This usage was originated and made familiar by the BBC radio comedy Round The Horne, 1965–86. - KENNETH: Oh bold! Very bold! KEN W: I wonder where he spends his evenings? — Barry Took and Marty Feldman, Round The Horne, 16 April 1967
- Even to use the word bold is to be linked with homosexuality, as it shows an understanding of the subtext that would not be available otherwise. — Paul Baker, Polari, p. 165, 2002
- successful, excellent US
- — Carol Covington, A Glossary of Teenage Terms, 1965
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