Handkerchief code
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Handkerchief code In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
Emerged among gay men in the US, with New York and San Francisco origin stories around 1970-71, and spread widely through 1970s leather and cruising culture. A handkerchief's colour names the act; the pocket names the role.
People Also Ask
Left or right pocket?
Left pocket signals top/active in that colour's act; right pocket signals bottom/receptive. Same colour, opposite role, just swap the side.
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