Phrase guide

lipstick lesbian

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌlɪp.stɪk ˈlɛz.bi.ən/
  • General-American: /ˌlɪpˌstɪk ˈlɛz.bi.ən/
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  • rhymes with -ɛzbiən

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noun

Meaning 1

A lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics; specifically, one attracted to other such lesbians.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, sometimes

Qualifier: LGBTQ slang

Examples

  • Coordinate term: chapstick lesbian

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: designer dyke, doily dyke, glam lesbian

Antonyms: bull dyke, dyke, butch

Broader terms: femme

History

Etymology

From lipstick + lesbian (noun).

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مثليات أحمر الشفاه — lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics
  • Assamese: লিপষ্টিক লেচবিয়ান (lipostik lesobian) — lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics
  • Bengali: লিপস্টিক লেসবিয়ান (liposṭik lesbiẏan) — lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics
  • Esperanto: njo-lesbanino — lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics
  • Finnish: huulipunalesbo — lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics
  • French: lesbienne lipstick — lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics
  • Hebrew: לסבית ליפסטיק — lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics
  • Hungarian: lipstick leszbikus — lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics
  • Korean: 립스틱 레즈비언 (ripseutik rejeubieon) — lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lebestift-lesbisk — lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics
  • Norwegian Bokmål: leppestift-lesbisk — lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics
  • Scottish Gaelic: leasbach dhatha-bhilean — lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics
  • Serbo-Croatian: lipstik lèzbījka — lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics
  • Spanish: lesbiana lipstick — lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics
  • Spanish: lesbiana del pintalabios — lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics
  • Spanish: lesbiana lápiz de labios — lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics
  • Turkish: lipstick lezbiyen — lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics