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definition of gay oxford english

gay fn: 1. sexually or romantilly attracted to people of the same genr and not to people of a different…. Learn 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. * definition of gay oxford english *

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

GAYADJECTIVE, ADVERB, & NOUN

gay, adj., adv., & n. meangs, etymology, pronunciatn and more the Oxford English Dictnary * definition of gay oxford english *

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.

MEANG OF GAY ENGLISH

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

(old-fashned) brightly louredThe garn was gay wh red geraniums.

5 DICTNARY ENTRI FOR "GAY"

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.

gayadjective, adverb, & nounThere are 31 meangs listed OED's entry for the word gay, ne of which are labelled obsolete, and one of which is nsired offensive.

See ‘Meang & e’ for fns, age, and quotatn has veloped meangs and subjects cludg About 20occurrenc per ln words morn wrten English Earlit known eMiddle EnglishThe earlit known e of the word gay is the Middle English perd (1150—1500)'s earlit evince for gay is om around 1225, Ancrene is a borrowg om French. 1720–gay, adj., adv., & n.? C1225–gay, v.

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