gunsel

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/ˈɡʌnsəl/

Definition of gunsel

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noun

(dated, slang)Synonym of catamite: a young man kept by an elder as a (usually passive) homosexual partner.

“The boy’s eyes […] ran over Spade’s body from shoulders to knees […] “Another thing,” Spade repeated, glaring at the boy: “Keep that gunsel away from me while you’re making up your mind. I’ll kill him […] ””

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noun

(dated, slang)Synonym of catamite: a young man kept by an elder as a (usually passive) homosexual partner.

“The boy’s eyes […] ran over Spade’s body from shoulders to knees […] “Another thing,” Spade repeated, glaring at the boy: “Keep that gunsel away from me while you’re making up your mind. I’ll kill him […] ””
(dated, slang)Synonym of bottom: a passive partner in a male homosexual relationship.
(dated, slang)Synonym of bitch: a man forced or coerced into a homosexual relationship.
A gun-carrying hoodlum or other criminal.

“There's somebody comin. I think it's that gunsel.”
“The two gunsels waited for him on each side of the doorway, gun-hands bulging in their coat pockets.”

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From Yiddish גענדזל (gendzl, “gosling”), from Middle High German gensel, diminutive of gans (“goose”).

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