bertie
A derogaratory name for a homosexual/s usually linked to actors.
Reputed by John Sessions on an episode of QI to have come from a conversation he had with either Alec Guinness or Laurence Olivier?? with regards to a theatre company he had either worked with or was advising him (JS) to avoid.
Reputed by John Sessions on an episode of QI to have come from a conversation he had with either Alec Guinness or Laurence Olivier?? with regards to a theatre company he had either worked with or was advising him (JS) to avoid.
Example:
(1) I've been offered the role of Hamlet at Sadlers wells
(2) Who with?
(1) the SDT
(2) oh they're an absolute fleet of bertie's
(1) I've been offered the role of Hamlet at Sadlers wells
(2) Who with?
(1) the SDT
(2) oh they're an absolute fleet of bertie's