In modern Filipino it now means either "effeminate man" or "homosexual".
In no way did he resemble the dainty, effeminate men of Phaolon.
He takes the form of a slender, effeminate man with long, pale blue and green hair.
An effeminate man or one that is weak or afraid.
She apparently gets this trait from her mother, who is also married to an effeminate man.
Why do these women hang out with effeminate homosexual men?
The crimson figure stood in total silence, his eyes fixed upon the effeminate young man.
In general they are portrayed as effeminate men, often cowardly, and with no desire for women.
It is all very well for effeminate men, but you weren't made for such a life.
"The line between playing a strong lady and a somewhat effeminate man is so fuzzy," he says.
