King Lear
1. adjective
homosexual. Rhyming slang for QUEER. UK, 1960
2. noun
the ear. Rhyming slang, formed from the name of a Shakespeare character UK, 1932.► on the King Learon the scrounge. Rhyming slang KING LEAR, for 'the ear', extended into a variation of ON THE EARHOLE UK, 1992