• @Zron
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      91 month ago

      What’s the male equivalent to mistress?

      Consort?

      • @RunawayFixer
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        91 month ago

        Consort is not necessarily sexual, fe: The mayor was known to be consorting with known criminals. It’s also not necessarily an illicit relationship: “queen consort” in the UK for example.

        Paramour works for both male/female illicit sexual partners.

        Personally I like “her/his poolboy” for a ladies’/man’s male paramour, but that meaning is probably not going to be in a dictionary, though most people will get what is meant.

        • @PugJesusOPM
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          91 month ago

          Boytoy is my preferred nomenclature for such relationships