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lez

 (lĕz) or lez·zie (lĕz′ē)
n. pl. lez·zes or lez·zies Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for a lesbian.

[Shortening and alteration of lesbian.]
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lez

(lɛz)

also lez′zie,



n., pl. lez•zes also lez•zies.
usage: This term is usually used with disparaging intent and perceived as insulting.
n. Slang: Usually Disparaging and Offensive.
(a term used to refer to a lesbian.)
[1925–30; by shortening and resp.]
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The Mayor of Charnwood, Coun Brenda Seaton, said: "Lez is a wonderful ambassador for Loughborough and Charnwood and we are delighted to award him freedom of the borough.
It claimed Aberdeen had "some of the worst polluted streets" in Scotland and said details of its proposed LEZ should be published "as soon as possible".
The Glasgow LEZ came into effect on Hogmanay and will be fully enforced by December 31, 2022.
As the most powerful lez, I'm compelled to put my lez power on display and to share it with the masses.
Lez Zeppelin are the brainchild of NY guitarist Steph Paynes, a former music journalist who, after a two year stint as singer/guitarist with Ronnie Spector, decided to form a band so she could indulge her passion for Jimmy Page's guitar work.
The first time I saw Lez he was pole dancing with his friend and I turned around to my friends and said look at them two idiots.
Although Paynes is unusually ambitious, Lez Zeppelin's runaway success took her by surprise.
Rigoberto GonzA lez will listen to your poem and say, "It's the most beautiful poem I've heard in a long time." That is, he'll say it if you're his TA-a Marta or his brother Alex, part of the special group of family and friends who might once again seek him out as "their kindred spirit to hear what they [have] to say in the special language of personal expression."
Lez collapsed and died while representing Wales in the Commonwealth Championships in Melbourne, Australia, in June 2006.
The young Lez listened to the advice and it paid off - 30 years on he's one of the most sought-after stage designers in the business, not least through his prolific partnership with choreographer Matthew Bourne.
The LEZ, which starts on 4 February, is being established to improve air quality by deterring drivers from bringing the most polluting vehicles into the capital.