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Definition of "homophobe" []

  • A person who fears sameness or men. (noun)
  • A person who is opposed to homosexuals and homosexuality. (noun)

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Use "homophobe" in a sentence
  • "The term homophobe was used to castigate, denounce and ridicule anyone who was not tolerant of same gender sex being normal."
  • "Hey I've always wondered, where the hell did the term homophobe come from and why is it applied to everyone who isn't pro gay?"
  • "Some people are going apoplectic over it, and a few are even accusing Pope Benedict XVI of "stoking homophobia" ( "homophobe" is apparently 2008's "Infantile, Brain-Dead Insult of the Year"), so two things are immediately evident: the Pope said something that must be read, and that whatever he said is being misunderstood or misrepresented."