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Defn of gay_1 adjective Oxford Advanced Amerin Dictnary. Meang, pronunciatn, picture, example sentenc, grammar, age not, synonyms and more.

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Defn of gay_1 adjective Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictnary. Meang, pronunciatn, picture, example sentenc, grammar, age not, synonyms and more. * meaning of gay from oxford dictionary *

(of people, pecially men) sexually attracted to people of the same sex synonym homosexualgay menI didn't know he was she gay?

GAY

"gay" published on by null." name="scriptn * meaning of gay from oxford dictionary *

He is openly gay. Oppose straightTopics People societyb2Oxford Collotns Dictnaryverbsbelooksound…adverbopenlyphrasgay and lbianSee full entry.

[only before noun] nnected wh people who are gaya gay club/barthe lbian and gay munythe gay and lbian sectn the bookstoreOxford Collotns Dictnaryverbsbelooksound…adverbopenlyphrasgay and lbianSee full entry. [not before noun] (slang, disapprovg, offensive) (ed pecially by young people) an offensive way to scribe somethg you fd borg, stupid or not attractive (parative gayer, superlative gayt) (old-fashned) happy and full of fungay lghterShe felt lighthearted and gay. (old-fashned) brightly louredThe garn was gay wh red geraniums.

See also gaiety, gailyWord OrigMiddle English ( sense (4)): om Old French gai, of unknown whout thkg about the rults or effects of a particular actn See gay the Oxford Advanced Amerin DictnarySee gay the Oxford Learner's Dictnary of Amic EnglishCheck pronunciatn:. gay. An adjective meang cheerful or reee that acquired an associatn wh loose morals and sexual licentns the 19th century, and approximately the 1940s me to e among members of the homosexual muny to scribe male homosexualy.

GAY (HOMOSEXUAL) AND GAY (HAPPY)

gay adj.

adjectiveNAmE//ɡeɪ//jump to other rults1(of people, pecially men) sexually attracted to people of the same sex synonym homosexual gay men I didn't know he was gay. Is she gay? 2[only before noun] nnected wh people who are gay a gay club/bar the lbian and gay muny.

3[not before noun] (slang) (disapprovg) (ed pecially by young people) borg and not fashnable or attractive That rgtone is so gay! 4(gayer, gayt) (old-fashned) happy and full of fun gay lghter She felt lighthearted and gay.

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