Gay Defn & Meang - Merriam-Webster

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by Jordan Redman Staff Wrer  Do you know what the word gay really means? The word gay dat back to the 12th century and om the Old French “gai,” meang “full of joy or mirth.” It may also relate to the Old High German “gahi,” meang impulsive.

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GAY

Defn of gay_1 adjective Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictnary. Meang, pronunciatn, picture, example sentenc, grammar, age not, synonyms and more. * meaning of gay in oxford dictionary *

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

GAY

"gay" published on by null." name="scriptn * meaning of gay in oxford dictionary *

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. * meaning of gay in oxford dictionary *

(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 (HOMOSEXUAL) AND GAY (HAPPY)

gay fn: 1. sexually or romantilly attracted to people of the same genr and not to people of a different…. Learn more. * meaning of gay in oxford dictionary *

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.

THE HISTORY OF THE WORD “GAY”

* meaning of gay in oxford dictionary *

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. 3[not before noun] (slang) (disapprovg) (ed pecially by young people) borg and not fashnable or attractive That rgtone is so gay!

GAY

The meang of GAY is of, relatg to, or characterized by sexual or romantic attractn to people of one's same sex —often ed to refer to men only. How to e gay a sentence. Usage of Gay: Usage Gui Synonym Discsn of Gay. * meaning of gay in oxford dictionary *

4(gayer, gayt) (old-fashned) happy and full of fun gay lghter She felt lighthearted and gay.

GAY ADJ. N.

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. nounNAmE//ˌhoʊməˈsɛkʃuəl//jump to other rultsa person, ually a man, who is sexually attracted to people of the same sex a practicg homosexual pare bisexual, gay, heterosexual, lbian.

Homosexual adjectivejump to other rults a homosexual act/relatnship homosexualyjump to other rultsNAmE//ˌhoʊməˌsɛkʃuˈælət̮i// noun [ununtable]See homosexual the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictnary. Meang of gay English.

gay adjective. (Defn of gay om the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictnary & Ths © Cambridge Universy Prs).

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