cupcake

cupcake
   a homosexual
   Why the inoffensive confection was chosen for this use is unclear. For an American, it may also mean an ineffective male:
    'Odd? Queer? Gay?' Audley raised an eyebrow. 'A cupcake?' (Price, 1982)
   When guys in camouflage pants and hunting hats sat around in the Four Aces Diner talking about fearsome things done out of doors, I would no longer feel such a cupcake. (Bryson, 1997)

How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. . 2014.

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