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Homophobe vs Niggerball - What's the difference?

homophobe | niggerball |

As nouns the difference between homophobe and niggerball

is that homophobe is a person who is opposed to homosexuals and homosexuality or homophobe can be a person who fears sameness while niggerball is (south africa|dated) a large black sweet which changes colour (turns white) when sucked.

homophobe

English

Etymology 1

Recent definition:

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who is opposed to homosexuals and homosexuality.
  • * {{quote-book
  • , year = 1997 , title = (Moab Is My Washpot): An Autobiography , first = Stephen , last = Fry , authorlink = Stephen Fry , publisher = Hutchinson , location = London , isbn10 = 0091801613 , isbn = 9780091801618 , lccn = 2002483525 , ol = 3646027M , passage = That one can love another of the same gender, that is what the homophobe really cannot stand. }}
  • * {{quote-book
  • , date = 2001-04-23 , date_published = 2003-01-03 , title = , first = Henry , last = Rollins , authorlink = Henry Rollins , passage = If you're against gay marriage, just be honest, put a scarlet 'H' on your shirt, and say, "I am a homophobe !" }}
  • * {{quote-web
  • , year = 2006 , title = "Brokeback Mountain" — as gay as it gets: An interview with Ang Lee , first = Robert , last = Ordona , quotee = (Ang Lee) , work = Gay.com , url = http://web.archive.org/web/20060519125045/http://www.gay.com/entertainment/interview.html?coll=pno_entertainment&sernum=1139&navpath=/channels/entertainment/brokeback/&page=2 , accessdate = 2006-05-19 , passage = To me, Ennis stands for the conservative side of America. He's the biggest homophobe in the whole movie — culturally and psychologically — but by the time he admits his feelings, it's too late. }}
    Synonyms
    * heterosexist
    Hyponyms
    * lesbophobe

    Etymology 2

    Originally:

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who fears sameness.
  • A person who fears men.
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    niggerball

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (South Africa, dated) A large black sweet which changes colour (turns white) when sucked.
  • Usage notes

    * This is regarded as offensive and the sweets were renamed in the 1980s to blackballs.

    See also

    * jawbreaker