Word info

brokeback

Adjective

Meaning

(rare) Hunchbacked.
Damn those brokeback tramps making a mess of our city.

(rare) Broken; derelict.
The brokeback bridges in the hills sadden me: this place used to be beautiful.

brokeback (not comparable)

(slang, neologism) Homoerotic; homosexual, gay.
I don't really think Frodo and Sam were gay, even if a couple of the scenes seemed a little brokeback to me.

Brokeback (not comparable)

Alternative spelling of brokeback in the homosexual sense.


brokeback (not comparable)

(slang, neologism) Homoerotic; homosexual, gay.
I don't really think Frodo and Sam were gay, even if a couple of the scenes seemed a little brokeback to me.

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Phrases with the word

Examples

An Australian actor and director, Heath Ledger appeared in 10 Things I Hate About You, A Knight's Tale, Brokeback Mountain and The Dark Knight. Source: Internet

Advertisements for Focus Features' "Brokeback Mountain," for instance, are already touting its seven Globe nominations, including one for best drama. Source: Internet

Following the success of last season's production of Peter Eotvos's Angels in America, New York City Opera presents Charles Wuorinen's Brokeback Mountain as the second installment in its annual LGBT Pride Series. Source: Internet

E. Annie Proulx, author of "The Shipping News" and "Brokeback Mountain" will be awarded the 2018 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction. Source: Internet

It’s been 13 years since Brokeback Mountain became… Source: Internet

He opened the segment with funeral music and played a clip of Jake Gyllenhaal 's famous line "I wish I knew how to quit you" from Ledger's film Brokeback Mountain ; he then said "Well, I guess he found out how to quit you." Source: Internet

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