uphill gardener
English
Etymology
From a likening of the mechanics of anal sex – which may involve pushing "dirt" (i.e., fecal matter) back up the rectum – to a gardener moving soil uphill.
Noun
uphill gardener (plural uphill gardeners)
- (UK, slang, derogatory) A homosexual man.
- 2000, Martin Knight, Common People, Mainstream Publishing (2000), →ISBN, unnumbered page:
- I notice he is quite muscular and very hairy – not at all like your typical uphill gardener.
- 2012, Eric Jerome Dickey, An Accidental Affair, Dutton (2012), →ISBN, unnumbered page:
- At least that's when the lovely uphill gardeners who live above me are the friskiest.
- 2013, B. T. Gorman, Underclass, Roundfire Books (2013), →ISBN, unnumbered page:
- 'Oh yeah, he's a fully-paid-up member of the uphill gardeners club, huge fan of musical theatre and interior design'
- 2000, Martin Knight, Common People, Mainstream Publishing (2000), →ISBN, unnumbered page:
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:male homosexual.