Brighton pier
Ⅰ
verb to disappear. Rhyming slang UK, 1998
Ⅱ ⇨ Brighton pier; brighton
adjective (especially of a man) homosexual. Rhyming slang for QUEER (homosexual). Earlier use of the same rhyme meant 'unwell' or 'peculiar', the meaning shifting with the sense of 'queer'; possibly also influenced by the reputation of Brighton as a centre for gay society and culture UK, 1960