gay

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: /gā/, IPA: /geɪ/, SAMPA: /geI/
• (US) enPR: /gā/, IPA: /geɪ/, SAMPA: /geI/
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Adjective

Positive gay

Comparative gayer

Superlative gayest

1. (old, no longer used) Happy or cheerful.

   I'm very gay today!

2. (old, no longer used) Colorful, festive or bright.

   "Don we now our gay apparel...." - "Deck the Halls"

3. Another word for homosexual.

   That guy likes other men; he's gay.

4. About homosexual people, or about homosexuality.

   If I had known he was homosexual I would not have told him the gay jokes.

5. (informal) Characteristic of homosexual appearance or behavior (often in a stereotypical sense).

   Dude, you like Titanic? That's kind of gay.

6. (slang) Stupid, not cool.

   This game is gay, let's play something else.

Noun

Singular gay

Plural gays

1. (informal) A homosexual person. This is usually a man, but could be a woman (lesbian).

   The gays were marching in protest yesterday.