friend of Dorothy

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friend of Dorothy

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Commonly thought to refer to Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz (1939), portrayed by gay icon Judy Garland; alternatively (or additionally) it could be a reference to writer Dorothy Parker, who was friends with many gay men.

noun friends of Dorothy · Dorothy's friend

euphemistic, slang A homosexual man. He's a disco-dancing, Oscar Wilde-reading, Streisand ticket-holding friend of Dorothy, know what I'm saying?

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@misc{friend_of_dorothy_2026,
  title = {friend of Dorothy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/friend%20of%20dorothy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}