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homophobe

[hoh-muh-fohb]

noun

  1. a person who hates, fears, or scorns gay people or gay sexual orientation.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of homophobe1

First recorded in 1970–75; homo(sexual) + -phobe
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Example Sentences

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But Jonas' appointment faced a backlash in right-wing circles, as in a 2020 speech he called Trump a "racist homophobe" and a "narcissistic right-winger".

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Her words contrast with those of Labour London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who called Trump "racist", "sexist" and a "homophobe" in an interview in May and urged his party to "call him out".

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In the beginning of the film, a few blocks from this sanctuary, he’s brutalized by a thuggish homophobe with neck tattoos.

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Among the signs’ slogans were “Ban Bridget, not books” and “Real women aren’t homophobes.”

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After all, he had once proudly called himself Virginia’s “chief homophobe.”

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