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flitty

flitty

9.9
An old offensive word that insults a man for behaving in a feminine way
  • adjective
  • Slur
translation icon : maricón
  • He was called flitty by his classmates.

Examples

  • The novel from the 1950s used the word flitty to insult a male character.

  • In the past, the term flitty was often used derogatorily to describe men who did not conform to traditional masculinity.

  • He was unfairly described as flitty in some old newspaper articles.

  • Modern readers may find the term flitty offensive and outdated.

  • Many found the term flitty to be offensive.

  • The older generation might still use the word flitty when referring to flamboyant men.

  • He felt hurt after being labeled flitty by people who didn’t understand his personality.

Surface Forms

flitty positive

Morphology

flitty = flit (opaque) = flit + y

Although formed from 'flit' + '-y', the derogatory sense referring to effeminacy or homosexuality reflects a semantic shift and social connotation not predictable from the base verb.

Etymology

Flitty was also used in older speech as a rude word for a man who seemed 'not masculine' or 'effeminate'. This use came from the same idea of 'fluttering' in flit, and today that meaning is offensive and out of date.