Gay otters meaning

Learn about the different types of gay male body types, such as otters, wolves, bears, and more. See examples of celebrities who fit each category and find out your own body type with a survey.

In gay slang, an ‘otter’ refers to a specific subset of gay men who are often characterized by a lean, athletic build with body hair. This term usually describes men who fall between the categories of ‘twink’ (slender, youthful) and ‘bear’ (larger, hairier men).

An otter is a hairy, lean gay man. An otter is a subtype in the LGBTQ+ community that refers to someone who’s lean and skinny, like a twink, but hairy, like a bear.

Within the LGBT community, otter is a term to describe a type of gay man. Otters generally have a lot of body hair, much like bears, but are smaller in frame and/or weigh considerably less than bears.