double-decker

Definitions

1. A vehicle (usually a bus, coach or train) or aircraft with two floors.
2. A frigate with two decks above the waterline.
3. Any object with two layers or parts stacked on top of each other.
   figuratively
4. A sandwich with three slices of bread, whose toppings are on both sides of the middle slice.
   figuratively
5. A headline that is two lines long.
6. a man who both penetrates (top) and is penetrated (bottom) in sex with other men; sometimes also has relationships with women and/or presents masculine as well as feminine mannerisms and appearances.
   India

Equivalents

Examples

“Indian MSM include⟳ self-identified gay men (Western acculturated), kothis (men who tend⟳ to be the receptive male partner in anal and oral sex and typically have⟳ more effeminate mannerisms), panthis (men who tend⟳ to be the insertive male partner in anal and oral sex), and double⟳ deckers (men who are both receptive and insertive partners). While MSM may self-identify as kothi, the terms panthi and double-decker are generally given by kothis to their male partners based on their sexual roles.”

“A double-decker is a term used for someone who functions as both. Double-deckers and Kothis have⟳ a high risk⟳ of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases according to studies among different MSM sub-groups in the nation.”

“Participants were either kothi (feminine acting, usually the receptive sexual partner) or double-decker (either insertive or receptive sexual partner; usually has male and female partners) at screening, and were required to speak⟳ English, Tamil (in Chennai), or Hindi (in Mumbai) fluently.”

CEFR level