Defn of gay_1 adjective Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictnary. Meang, pronunciatn, picture, example sentenc, grammar, age not, synonyms and more.
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GAY
* 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? 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.
GAYADJECTIVE, ADVERB, & NOUN
gay, adj., adv., & n. meangs, etymology, pronunciatn and more the Oxford English Dictnary * definition of gay oxford english *
[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.
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 *
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.
5 DICTNARY ENTRI FOR "GAY"
1581–gayal, n. 1791–gayatri, n.