gay bashing

English

Alternative forms

Verb

gay bashing

  1. present participle and gerund of gay bash

Noun

gay bashing (plural gay bashings)

  1. A physical or verbal assault on someone believed to be homosexual; an instance in which one is gay bashed.
    • 1990 April 7, Laura Briggs, “Community Members Question Police Response To Gay-Bashings”, in Gay Community News, page 7:
    • 1991 February 4, Owen Shows, “Start Making Sense”, in Gay Community News, volume 18, number 28, page 11:
      familiar arguments between the assimilationists and radicals who advocate forming vigilante groups to stop the increasing number of gaybashings.
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