Where Did the Term Bender Come From

What does the British term Bender mean?

In England, the term “bender” is slang for “homosexual.”

What does Bender mean in Irish slang?

Ar an drabhlás/on the lash/on a bender (Air an drow-las) The Irish here basically means “to go carousing”, so basically if one of your new Irish friends uses any of these phrases, they’ve been out drinking.