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gunsel
· noun · prison
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gunsel In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
From Yiddish 'gendzl' (gosling), meaning a young goose — used by older criminals to mean a kept boy. Dashiell Hammett slipped it into The Maltese Falcon (1929) knowing his editor would assume it meant 'gunman' and let it through.
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What does gunsel mean?
In prison slang, a gunsel is a young man kept by an older inmate as a passive sexual partner.
Is gunsel an offensive word?
Yes — it's derogatory and demeaning, referring to an exploitative and coercive prison relationship.
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