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'''Cola''' is a reclaimed Spanish slur typically used against [[feminine]] non-heterosexual men and transfeminine people in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile Chile]specifically. It's also used against straight men, but only under the presumption that they |
'''Cola''' is a reclaimed Spanish slur typically used against [[feminine]] non-heterosexual men and transfeminine people in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile Chile]specifically. It's also used against straight men, but only under the presumption that they could be [[queer]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The word ''cola'' appears to have become popular in the 50s, as a code word for homosexuals and trans women used by the police. It derives from the inversion of the word "''loca''" meaning "crazy woman". [https://www.moscasdecolores.com/en/gay-dictionary/spanish/cola/ <nowiki>[1]</nowiki>] |
The word ''cola'' appears to have become popular in the 50s, as a code word for homosexuals and trans women used by the police. It derives from the inversion of the word "''loca''" meaning "crazy woman". [https://www.moscasdecolores.com/en/gay-dictionary/spanish/cola/ <nowiki>[1]</nowiki>] |