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hanky code:
Or: hankie code / (more rarely) queer-hanky-code , a visual code advertising one's sexual-preference when stepping-out-on the gay/leather/BDSM scene. The code originated in the early 1970s. Certain colors match sexual-preferences and by wearing a colored handkerchief in the back pocket, the left pocket for top-dominant-active, the right pocket for bottom-submissive-passive, you make known to everyone your preferred position and preference.ORIGINAL HANKY CODE
| COLOR | LEFT SIDE = TOP | RIGHT SIDE = BOTTOM |
| dark blue | anal-sex | anal-sex |
| orange | anything goes | anything goes |
| red | fist fucker | fist fuckee |
| mustard | food fetish | food fetish |
| yellow | gives golden-showers | receives golden-showers |
| green | hustler / selling | hustler / buying |
| robin's egg blue | light S/M | light S/M |
| light blue | receives fellatio / fellatee | gives fellatio / fellator |
| olive drab | uniforms/military | uniforms/military |
This coded way of advertising one's sexual-preferences was later expanded so many times that it now varies considerable from city to the next and from source to another. New colors were added for fetishists and BDSMers. For example, burgundy, not listed below, now stands for bondage . Basically, the code stands like this:
REVISED HANKY CODE
| COLOR | LEFT = top | RIGHT = bottom |
| Apricot | Chubby | Chubby Chaser |
| Beige | Rimmer | Rimmee |
| Black | Hard S/M | Hard S/M |
| Black Lace | Brander | Brandee |
| Brown Lace | Uncut Cock | Likes Uncut Cock |
| Brown Satin | Circumcised | Likes Cut Cock |
| Brown | Shit Play | Shit Play |
| Charcoal | Businessman | Likes Businessmen |
| Checkered | Safe Sex | Safe Sex |
| Dark Pink | Tit Torture | Tit Torturee |
| Dark Red | Dildo Fucker | Dildo Fuckee |
| Fuchsia | Spanker | Likes Being Spanked |
| Fur | Bestialism | Bottoms for Animals |
| Gold | 2 Seeking 1 | 1 Seeking 2 |
| Gold Lame | Cutter | Likes to Get Cut |
| Gray | Latex | Latex |
| Hunter Green | Daddy | Daddy's Boy |
| Kelly Green | Hustler | In the Market |
| Kewpie Doll | Chicken | Chickenhawk |
| Lavender | Group Sex | Group Sex |
| Leopard | Has Tattoos | Likes Tattoos |
| Light Blue | Wants Head | Gives Head |
| Light Pink | Tit Fondler | Tit Fondlee |
| Light Pink | Dildo Fucker | Dildo Fuckee |
| Lime Green | Humiliator | Humiliation |
| Medium Blue | Cop | Likes Cops |
| Mosquito Netting | Outdoor Sex | Outdoor Sex |
| Mustard | Food Fetish | Food Fetish |
| Navy Blue | Ass Fucker | Ass Fucking |
| Navy Blue | Fucker | Gets Fucked |
| Olive Drab | Military | Military |
| Orange | Anything / Anytime | Nothing / Now |
| Paisley | Wears Boxers | Likes Boxers |
| Pale Yellow | Spit Play | Spit Play |
| Purple | Piercer | Likes to Get Pierced |
| Red | Fister | Fistee |
| Red/Black | Vampire | Vampire |
| Red/White | Shaver | Shavee |
| Robin's Egg Blue | Light S/M | Light S/M |
| Rust | Cowboy | Likes Cowboys |
| Saran Wrap | Voyeur | Exhibitionist |
| Silver Lame | Psychological | Psychological |
| Silver Lame | Star Fucker | Star |
| Tan | Smokes Cigars | Likes Cigar Smokers |
| Teal Blue | Cock Torturer | Cock Torturee |
| Teddy Bear | Cuddler | Likes to Get Cuddled |
| White | Likes Novices | Novice |
| White Lace | Victorian | Victorian |
| Yellow | Piss Play | Piss Play |
See Also: 3 point shot, 3-Bs, 40-5, 99, accordion solo, black handkerchief, blue handkerchief, brown handkerchief, burgundy handkerchief, cafeteria, canine interest(s), code brown, dark blue handkerchief, forty/five, full-service, handkerchief codes, left hip pocket, licentiousness, light blue handkerchief, light touch body rub, ninety-nine, orbit, queer hanky code, relaxation rubdown, relief massage, right hip pocket, RR 1, RR 2, RR 3, Rural Route 1, Rural Route 2, Rural Route 3, southern massage, thirsty, yellow handkerchief
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