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Etymology

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From arse +‎ bandit.

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Noun

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arse bandit (plural arse bandits)

  1. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang, derogatory) A gay man.
    • 2011, Bruce Mason, The Telomere Conspiracy, page 96:
      And all the sodomites and catamites, poncey sausage jockeys, arse bandits, turd burglars and fudge packers, fur burger-licking carpet munchers, gormless imbeciles, morons, geeks, cretins and retards []

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  • The term is usually considered derogatory, though some gay men have attempted to reclaim the term and use it jokingly.
  • This term is not to be confused with the American English term ass bandit, which has an additional heterosexual meaning.

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