レズ

See also: レス

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English les.[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) レズ [réꜜzù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [ɾe̞zɨᵝ]

Noun

レズ • (rezu)

(often derogatory, vulgar) lesbo; lesbian

Usage notes

ビアン (bian) was coined to escape the derogatory connotations of レズ (rezu). See レズ#詳細・「ビアン」と「レズ」 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja

Synonyms

レズビアン (rezubian)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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