gay, adj., adv., & n. meangs, etymology, pronunciatn and more the Oxford English Dictnary
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- GAY
- GAYADJECTIVE, ADVERB, & NOUN
- MEANG OF GAY ENGLISH
- 5 DICTNARY ENTRI FOR "GAY"
- THE OXFORD DICTNARY IS CHANGG THE DEFN OF 'MARRIAGE' TO INCLU GAY COUPL
- OXFORD DICTNARY DEFN OF MARRIAGE WILL NOW INCLU GAY MARRIAGE
GAY
Defn of gay_1 adjective Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictnary. Meang, pronunciatn, picture, example sentenc, grammar, age not, synonyms and more. * oxford english dictionary gay *
(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.
GAYADJECTIVE, ADVERB, & NOUN
* oxford english dictionary gay *
[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.
MEANG OF GAY ENGLISH
"gay" published on by null." name="scriptn * oxford english dictionary 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. 1581–gayal, n.
5 DICTNARY ENTRI FOR "GAY"
gay fn: 1. sexually or romantilly attracted to people of the same genr and not to people of a different…. Learn more. * oxford english dictionary gay *
1791–gayatri, n. 1785–gay-bag, n. 1970–gay bar, n.
1947–gay-bash, v.
1987–gay-basher, n. 1975–gay-bashg, n.
THE OXFORD DICTNARY IS CHANGG THE DEFN OF 'MARRIAGE' TO INCLU GAY COUPL
Gay is a word wh many meangs. A gay person is homosexual, but if we scribe somethg like a scene or a party as gay, that means 's bright, merry, and happy. * oxford english dictionary gay *
1977–gaybe, n.
OXFORD DICTNARY DEFN OF MARRIAGE WILL NOW INCLU GAY MARRIAGE
The Oxford English Dictnary is changg the fn of marriage to clu gay people light of the UK legalizg same-sex marriage. * oxford english dictionary gay *
1842–66gay bla, n. 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.