Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Used as a disparaging term for a lesbian.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun colloquial lesbian

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[lesb(ian) + –o.]

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word lesbo.

Examples

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.

  • Derogatory term for lesbian, though reclaimed. From Latin Lesbiana, from Greek Lesb(os) + Latin adjective suffix -iana.

    July 13, 2008