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rough trade

Noun

Meaning

(gay slang) Rough or tough men, either gay or straight, who are available as casual sexual partners for other men (for example in exchange for money).

(slang) Violent or sadomasochistic sex, especially casual gay sex.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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1983–1989 1983 was a year of changes in the Fall camp and marked their return to Rough Trade Records, after being promised better treatment this time around. Source: Internet

Pegg was upset, and refused to discuss it with journalists.sfn After her departure, the single " Whale " was published on the Rough Trade Records label. Source: Internet

Rough Trade even funded studio time to record a single, " Elephant Stone ", with Peter Hook producing. Source: Internet

Smith, however, was unhappy with Rough Trade 's politics, which showed when Slates came out in April 1981. Source: Internet

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