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Fruit (slang) : ウィキペディア英語版 | Fruit (slang)
Fruit and fruitcake, as well as many variations, are slang or even sexual slang terms which have various origins but modern usage tend to primarily refer to gay men and sometimes other LGBT people. Usually used as pejoratives, the terms have also been re-appropriated as insider terms of endearment within LGBT communities. Many modern pop culture references within the gay nightlife like "Fruit Machine" and "Fruit Packers" have been appropriated for reclaiming usage, similar to queer and dyke.〔 〕〔〔〔 ==Origin and historical usage== In ''A Dictionary of Epithets and Terms of Address'' author Leslie Dunkling traces the friendly use of the phrase ''old fruit'' (and rarely ''old tin of fruit'') to the 1920s in Britain possibly deriving from the phrase ''fruit of the womb''. In the United States, however, both ''fruit'' and ''fruitcake'' are seen as negative with fruitcake likely originating from "nutty as a fruitcake" (a crazy person).〔
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