English

Adjective

Brokeback ‎(not comparable)

1. Alternative spelling of brokeback in the homosexual sense.

English

Adjective

brokeback ‎(not comparable)

1. (rare) hunchbacked

   Damn those brokeback tramps making a mess of our city.

2. (rare) broken; derelict

   The brokeback bridges in the hills sadden me: this place used to be beautiful.

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Etymology 2

From the title of Annie Proulx's 1997 short story Brokeback Mountain; popularised by the 2005 film of the same name.

Alternative forms

• Brokeback

Adjective

brokeback ‎(not comparable)

1. (slang, neologism) Of or pertaining to homosexuality.

   I don't really think Frodo and Sam were gay, even if a couple of the scenes seemed a little brokeback to me.

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See also

• stem the rose