**trade**: A young hyper-masculine looking gay man, usually black or latino in urban contexts. [Trade] typically dress in urban clothing and play to the thug stereotype. The term "[trade]" originated from the notion that these men were only [gay for] pay-- thus they would "trade" sex for money. In recent years, the term has come to refer to any gay men of color who dress in hip-hop inspired clothing and play into the [masc] fetish.
*"Damn he's [so fine]... is he straight or is he trade?"
"The Firplace in [DC] be [packed] with trade."*
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