# pinkface

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The use of a straight actor to play an LGBT role or character.

## Etymology
From pink + face, by analogy with blackface.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pinkface