ハードゲイ

noun

leatherman; hard gay

Wasei-eigo term for a conspicuously masculine gay man who belongs to the leather subculture and often engages in bodybuilding. Not a direct translation of English 'hard gay'; the Japanese term specifically evokes the leatherman aesthetic.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from hard gay

• 彼かれはハードゲイのスタイルで、革かわのジャケットをよく着きている。

  He has a hard gay style and often wears a leather jacket.

• そのバーはハードゲイの客きゃくが多おおいことで知しられている。

  That bar is known for having many hard gay customers.