noun; straight girl who acts as the
wingwoman for a lesbian friend.
taken from
the dynamic duo, Lucy, the comic lead, and Ethel, who acted as the straight (wo)man.
an ethel paves the way for, talks up and stands by her lead even if it means following her into crazy shenanigans, in order for her lucy to hook up.
similar to a wingman, an ethel distracts other girls who may try to
pussy block.
Dan: Why do you look
so tired?
Amy: I'm hungover. Julie asked me to be her ethel for a girl she met at
Twats, but then got nervous and had us all do 12 different types of shots.
Dan: Did they hook up?
Amy: I don't think so.
Dan: Juuuliiee! You've got some 'splanin to do!
Amy:
Tell me about it.