Why did “GAY” stop meang “happy” and start referrg “same sex relatnships?
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THE ORIGS OF THE WORD ‘GAY’
It’s Pri Month and one of the most lourful words the English language – wh more makeovers than Madonna and more dramatic life stori than Liza Mnelli – is the word ‘gay’!
HISTORY OF THE WORD “GAY”
Like every hero, ‘gay’ has an orig story, but even today, scholars are disagreement over the precise journey took to reach the level of fame (or famy) mands nowadays. ‘Gay’ was Germanic before cid to go all French and fancy.
HISTORY OF THE WORD "GAY"
The prevailg theory is that ‘gay’ me om Old Germanic, origally soundg like ‘gahi’, which meant ‘fast’ or ‘quick.