Brokeback Moderate

Definition, synonyms and related words

Definitions

Adjective

Hunchbacked.

"The term brokeback is an alternative spelling used to describe a gay man who works as a cowboy."

Homoerotic; homosexual, gay.

Alternative spelling of brokeback in the homosexual sense.

In plain English: Brokeback describes something that is broken back, usually referring to an animal's spine being injured so it can no longer stand or move properly.

"The brokeback mountain stood tall and solitary against the evening sky, its jagged peaks casting long shadows over the valley below."

Example Sentences

"The brokeback mountain stood tall and solitary against the evening sky, its jagged peaks casting long shadows over the valley below." adj

"The brokeback saddle was heavy and difficult to ride for long hours." adj

"He tried to fix the brokeback chair with some wood glue and tape." adj

"She noticed the brokeback fence had been leaning toward the river since last winter." adj

Origin

The word brokeback combines the words break and back to describe a hunched spine. It was first applied to this physical condition in Carson McCullers's 1943 novella, The Ballad of the Sad Café.

Rhyming Words

ack cack fack yack lack rack nack mack hack tack zack gack pack back sack wack jack shack slack chack

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