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straight trade

noun

Etymology

From straight (“heterosexual”) + trade (“man available for casual sex with men”).

  1. derived from *dreh₂-✻ — “to tread, walk, step, run”
  2. derived from *tradō✻ — “track, way”
  3. derived from *tradu✻
  4. derived from trada — “spoor, track”
  5. derived from trade — “track, course”
  6. inherited from trade — “path, course of conduct”
  7. formed as straight trade — “straight + trade”

Definitions

  1. A man who perceives himself as straight while still engaging in same-sex sexual behavior.

    • dominant gay culture in the United States has often coded Latino gay men as straight trade — heterosexual men who can be picked up for a same-sex encounter.
    • I wondered if he had walked into the bar by mistake—he wasn't my idea of what a gay guy looked like—I was sure he was straight trade. I don't think he was a day over thirty, but was gray at the temples and he glowed with confidence.

  2. The practice of same-sex sexual behavior involving at least one man who perceives himself…

    The practice of same-sex sexual behavior involving at least one man who perceives himself as heterosexual.

    • A lovely thought when cruising straight trade, but just remember—it works both ways.
    • The Embarcadero YMCA, George Mendenhall recalled, was where people went if they were looking for "straight trade."

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA