Comments on: What’s a Male Mistress?

By: amira

amira — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:12:37 +0000

I guess I came to the right place with my confused mind.
I’m taking away with me
Mantress
Mistro
Histress
as the equivalent opposite for mistress –
in the the context of the lover

By: alonso

alonso — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:55:40 +0000

lol, i vote “Boy Toy” or “male mistress”… thats about it

By: nurd.

nurd. — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:54:21 +0000

Lothario is a great suggestion – Funny though, it is a very young word compared to its feminine counterparts. First usage was in 1703 (Rowe Fair Penit. v. i. H 3 Is this that Haughty, Gallant, Gay Lothario? OED 2004)
“Gigalo” arrived only arrived in 1922!

The feminine pejorative terms like whore (1100), wench (1290), prostitute (1572), Slut (1402), are almost as old as the language itself.
I would Love to find out if there might be some old forgotten male sexual pejoratives – In the 1600s Harlot meant “sometimes a man of loose life, a fornicator,” as in “A man a harlot, and a wife a whoore.” (Z. Boyd, OED). Sadly, by the 1700s, the feminine definition had stuck.

By: Edward Lee

Edward Lee — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:56:26 +0000

The term you may be looking for is “Lothario.” It comes from Don Quixota as well as various other plays and stories. Originally the name of a guy sent to seduce a married woman. Used widely as a discription of a social “man-mistress” But most people still see male sexual conquest or misconduct as an act of merit. Thank the GODDESS for female rap… lol

By: LR

LR — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 01:43:36 +0000

Manstress