gender bender
A person who dresses in the clothes of another sex, or in clothes which make their gender identity ambiguous.
bender
/ˈbɛndə/
noun 5intj 2name 2
Collocations
5ADJ.
last
VERB + BENDER
go, went
BENDER + NOUN
mates, way
PREP.
during, in, off, on, on, out, with
ADV.
again, often
Definitions
noun
1
One who, or that which, bends.
2
A device to aid bending of pipes to a specific angle.
3
A bout of heavy drinking.
He's been out on a bender with his mates.
A couple of students of Williams College went over to North Adams on a bender. This would have been serious matter under the best of circumstances, but each returned with a “brick in his hat,” etc.
4
A homosexual man.
“So they're easy about having a bender in the house, are they, their lordships?”
5
A simple shelter, made using flexible branches or withies.
intj
1
Used to express disbelief or doubt at what one has just heard.
2
Used to indicate that the previous phrase was meant sarcastically or ironically.
O yes, I'll do it — bender!
name
1
A surname.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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He's been out on a bender with his mates.
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A couple of students of Williams College went over to North Adams on a bender. This would have been serious matter under the best of circumstances, but each returned with a “brick in his hat,” etc.
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"Wait, is this about the other night when you two lightweights totally went on that bender?"
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O yes, I'll do it — bender!
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Bender often utters the phrase "Kill all humans", even if he always silently adds "except one" referring to Fry.
Tatoeba · #51375406
He's sleeping off last night's bender.
Tatoeba · #1188659Usage Notes
i Register
In some senses, bender is marked as slang, derogatory, obsolete, UK, British. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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