lezzie

English

Alternative forms

lessie, lezzy, lizzie

Etymology

Alteration of lesbian +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

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Noun

lezzie (plural lezzies)

(slang, offensive) A lesbian.
- 2005 [1992], What a Lesbian Looks Like, Routledge, →ISBN, page 15:
  She told me I was a filthy pervert, sick, that I'd corrupted her, that it was all my fault, that I was a nasty lezzie, and that she never wanted to see me again.

Further reading

Eric Partridge (2005) “lezzie”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, volumes 2 (J–Z), London, New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 1203.

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