He never married
Euphemism for homosexual, used within obituaries
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He never married
Euphemism for homosexual, used within obituaries
"He never married" or "she never married" was a phrase used by British obituary writers as litotes for the deceased having been homosexual. Its use has been dated to the second half of the 20th century.
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"He never married" or "she never married" was a phrase used by British obituary writers as litotes for the deceased having been homosexual. Its use has been dated to the second half of the 20th century. As well as being used in queer coding, it is also used uncoded, where the subject never married but was not homosexual. A similar phrase is "confirmed bachelor".
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