Dictionaries:
gay deceivers:
Early-20 th century euphemism for falsies , a pair of pads worn inside a brassiere to give the impression of larger breasts. This term is used by Amanda Wingfield (Joanne Woodward) when stuffing her daughter Laura's (Karen Allen) bosom with ' gay-deceivers ' to set a trap for the ' gentleman caller ' coming to supper in The Glass Menagerie (1987).Synonyms: falsies ; pads ; props .
See Also: babette, barfairy, falsies, gay deceivers, gaydom, props, water chestnut
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