Noun: friend of Dorothy
| Singular | friend of Dorothy |
| Plural | friends of Dorothy |
Sample Sentences
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He's a disco-dancing, Oscar Wilde-reading, Streisand ticket-holding friend of Dorothy, know what I'm saying? [1995, Amy Heckerling, Clueless, spoken by Murray (Donald Faison):]
Nouns inflected like friend of Dorothy
friend at court,
friend-in-law,
friend of court,
friend of Bill,
friend of Bluey,
friend of Dorothy,
friend of Bill W.,
friend of ours,
friend of mine,
friend of the court,
friend of Bill's,
friend with benefits,
Etymology
Commonly thought to refer to Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz (1939), portrayed by gay icon Judy Garland; alternatively (or additionally) it could be a reference to writer Dorothy Parker, who was friends with many gay men.