gay


Definition: Meaning of, gay in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɡeɪ /

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gay gayer gayest
  1. if someone, especially a man, is gay, they are sexually attracted to people of the same sex [↪  straight, lesbian] [=  homosexual]
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  2. old-fashioned bright or attractive
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  3. old-fashioned cheerful and excited
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  4. with gay abandon in a careless way, without careful thought
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gay gays
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  1. someone who is HOMOSEXUAL, especially a man
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gay used in phrases

  • Gay Pride
    1. a political movement that began in the U.S. and encourages GAY people to be open about the fact that they are GAY and to be proud of themselves
  • Gay-Lussac (noun)
    1. 1778-1850 french chemist and physicist who first isolated boron and who formulated the law describing the behaviour of gases under constant pressure
  • Gay-Lussac's law (noun)
    1. physics the density of an ideal gas at constant pressure varies inversely with the temperature
  • Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (noun)
    1. 1778-1850 french chemist and physicist who first isolated boron and who formulated the law describing the behaviour of gases under constant pressure
  • gay lib (noun)
    1. the movement aimed at liberating homosexuals from legal, social or economic oppression
  • gay liberation movement (noun)
    1. the movement aimed at liberating homosexuals from legal, social or economic oppression
  • gay man (noun)
    1. a homosexual man
  • gay woman (noun)
    1. a female homosexual
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