lezzie

English

Alternative forms

• lessie, lezzy, lizzie

Etymology

Alteration of lesbian +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

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Noun

lezzie (plural lezzies)

1. (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, volume 2 (J–Z), London, New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 1203.