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Nearby words gawky adjective gawp verb gay adjective John Gay gay noun. In this context, it has no pejorative connotation. Other results All matches gay noun Enola Gay John Gay gay pride noun Gay Times the Gay Gordons noun lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning and intersex lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioningintersex and asexual or allies lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioningintersex, asexual or allies with gay abandon See more Idioms with gay abandon.

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Definition of gay adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. English American English. Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press! Resources home Text Checker.

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Idioms with gay abandon. There are 31 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word gay, nine of which are labelled obsolete, and one of which is considered offensive. Definition of gay adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Resources Resources home Text Checker. An adjective meaning cheerful or carefree that acquired an association with loose morals and sexual licentiousness in the 19th century, and in approximately the s came into use among members of the homosexual community to describe male homosexuality.

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