Toe-tapper Definition

noun

A joke which is found to be pleasingly humorous.

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A homosexual who is closeted (regarding sexual orientation), especially one who solicits gay sex. [from 2007]

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(informal) An energetic song that one is compelled to dance to.

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Other Word Forms of Toe-tapper

Noun

Singular:
toe-tapper
Plural:
toe-tappers

Origin of Toe-tapper

  • The sense "closeted homosexual who solicits gay sex" derives from the 2007 Larry Craig scandal in which then-Senator Larry Craig of Idaho was arrested after tapping his toes in a men's restroom, an action seen as covert solicitation of sex.

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  • The sense "a joke" derives from the practice of tapping one's toes to indicate pleasure; compare toe-tappingly.

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  • toe + tapper

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