Cypriot dictionary entry
nonni
derogatory term for an effeminate gay man
🇬🇧 English
derogatory term for an effeminate gay man
🇹🇷 Turkish
Efemine eşcinsel erkek için aşağılayıcı ifade
🇬🇷 Greek
υποτιμητικός όρος για θηλυπρεπή ομοφυλόφιλο άντρα
A little context
About the word "nonni"
The Cypriot word "nonni" translates to "derogatory term for an effeminate gay man" in English, and to "Efemine eşcinsel erkek için aşağılayıcı ifade" in Turkish (Kıbrıs Türkçesi). In Greek (Κυπριακά), it is rendered as "υποτιμητικός όρος για θηλυπρεπή ομοφυλόφιλο άντρα". This entry is part of the Cylingo Cypriot dictionary, a free linguistic resource preserving the dialects spoken across Cyprus.
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