pink pound

pink pound
Noun. Disposable income that 'gays' ostensibly have through not having the financial expense of children.

English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.

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  • pink pound — n [singular] BrE the money that people who are ↑homosexual have available to spend ▪ Companies are trying to attract the pink pound …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pink pound — (UK) In the UK, the pink pound is an idiom for the economic power of gay people …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • pink pound — noun The spending power attributed to homosexuals as a market sector • • • Main Entry: ↑pink …   Useful english dictionary

  • pink pound —    the purchasing power of homosexuals    A version of the coloured currencies which trade at a rate outside that dictated by the open market, of which the European agricultural green pound, reflecting the distortions and intricacies of the… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • pink pound — (UK)    In the UK, the pink pound is an idiom for the economic power of gay people.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • Pink pound —   (UK)   In the UK, the pink pound is an idiom for the economic power of gay people …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • pink pound, the — noun BRITISH the money spent by gay people as a group …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pink pound — noun The business generated by providing goods and services to the homosexual community. Syn: Dorothy dollar, pink dollar …   Wiktionary

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