- confirmed bachelor
- Confirmed bachelorA confirmed bachelor is a man who shows little or no interest in women. It can be used to suggest that they're gay.
The small dictionary of idiomes. 2014.
The small dictionary of idiomes. 2014.
confirmed bachelor — a homosexual Mainly obituary use but: Although he had been himself referred to in such phrases as a confirmed bachelor , even his personal life has largely been left alone. (New Yorker, July, 2000) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
confirmed bachelor — noun a) (euphemistically) a gay man b) any man uninterested in committed relationships … Wiktionary
confirmed bachelor — man committed to remaining unmarried, one enjoying life as an unmarried man and unlikely to change … English contemporary dictionary
confirmed — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ firmly established in a habit, belief, or way of life: a confirmed bachelor … English terms dictionary
confirmed — [kən fʉrmd′] adj. 1. firmly established, as in a habit or condition; habitual [a confirmed bachelor] 2. chronic, as a disease 3. corroborated; proved 4. a) having received Christian confirmation b) having reaffirmed belief through Jewish… … English World dictionary
Bachelor — This article is about the term for an unmarried man. For other uses, see Bachelor (disambiguation). A bachelor is a man above the age of majority who has never been married (see single person). Unlike his female counterpart, the spinster, a… … Wikipedia
bachelor — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ confirmed, lifelong ▪ He was 38, and a confirmed bachelor. ▪ eligible ▪ one of the country s most eligible bachelors BACHELOR + NOUN … Collocations dictionary
bachelor — UK [ˈbætʃələ(r)] / US [ˈbætʃələr] noun [countable] Word forms bachelor : singular bachelor plural bachelors a man who has never been married. It is more usual to say that someone who is not married is single. An eligible bachelor is one who many… … English dictionary
confirmed — confirmedly /keuhn fur mid lee/, adv. confirmedness /keuhn ferr mid nis, ferrmd /, n. /keuhn ferrmd /, adj. 1. made certain as to truth, accuracy, validity, availability, etc.: confirmed reports of new fighting at the front; confirmed… … Universalium
confirmed — con|firmed [ kən fɜrmd ] adjective 1. ) only before noun always living in a particular way, having a particular belief, or behaving in a particular way: He is a confirmed bachelor. a confirmed atheist 2. ) proved and therefore known to be true or … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English