Straight as a circle

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Definition

A humorous phrase meaning gay or homosexual. Although it uses the word “straight,” the phrase reverses that expected meaning.

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TermStraight as a circle

What does “straight as a circle” mean?

“Straight as a circle” is a humorous adjective meaning gay or homosexual. The phrase plays on the contrast between “straight” and the circular image, using an apparently contradictory expression to describe someone who is not heterosexual.

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