Gay

Meaning

Adj

●

Homosexual:

Possessing

ual

towards people one

to be the

or

as oneself.

Describing a

man.

Tending to

or

with other individuals of the same sex.

Between two or more

to be of the

or

as each other.

Intended for

people, especially

men.

Infatuated with something,

with

stereotypes.

In

with

of

people:;Being

in accordance with

of

people, especially

men.

In

with

of

people:;Exhibiting

or

that

with

of

people, especially

men.

●

In LGBT & Sexual orientations:

Homosexual:

Not

,

:

,

,

,

, etc.

●

In Sexual orientations:

Homosexual:

Homosexually

someone.

⚠️

Effeminate or

in behavior.

⚠️

Used to

:

,

,

,

,

,

bad.

●

Happy,

, and lively.

●

Quick, fast.

●

Festive,

, or colourful.

●

Sexually

(of any

), (sometimes

)

in prostitution.

●

Upright or

over the back.

●

In Northern England English & Scottish English:

Considerable, great, large in number,

, or

. In this

, also in the

gey.

Noun

●

A

, especially a

.

●

Something which is

or

, such as a

or a flower.

●

An

, a knick-knack.

●

The

—, which

the

/ɡ/, in Pitman shorthand.

Verb

●

To make

or cheerful.

●

To cause (something, e.g. AIDS) to be associated with

people.

Adv

●

In Northern England English & Scottish English:

Considerably, very.

Name

●

An English

from the

,

a

for a

or

person.

●

A

from English from the

, "joyful";

today.

●

A

from English. Also a

form of Gabriel, Gaylord and

, or

from the surname.

Sourced from

Origin

gay

English

gay

Middle English (1100-1500)

gai

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

gaius

Latin

Sourced from

Synonyms

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Rhymes

L'Esprit De L'Escalier

Les Jeux Sont Faits

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