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Love Speak Dare Reference Homosexual Oscar Wilde Denied

Phrase/Idiom the love that dare not speak its name
Definition This is a reference to homosexual love, although Oscar Wilde denied this in his defense of the charge of gross indecency.
Example Have you heard about their relationship? The love that daren’t speak its name…

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