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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? 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.

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* meaning of gay from oxford dictionary *

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 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.

GAY (HOMOSEXUAL) AND GAY (HAPPY)

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.

5(old-fashned) brightly lored The garn was gay wh red geraniums. See gaiety, gaily See gay the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictnaryCheck pronunciatn: gay_1. Tom Robson a Brish mician and sger, one of the first, if not the very first pop artist who did not disguise or hi his homosexualy om the general public.

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