gay | |
1. adj. (dated, possibly, archaic) Happy, joyful, and lively. | |
The Gay Science | |
2. adj. (dated, possibly, archaic) Festive, bright, or colourful. | |
Pennsylvania Dutch include the plain folk and the gay folk. | |
3. adj. (obsolete) Sexually promiscuous (of any gender). | |
4. adj. Homosexual: | |
5. adj. (of a person or animal) Possessing sexual and/or emotional attraction towards members of the same gender or non-anti-gender area. | |
Gay marriage, though legal here, is still very controversial. | |
gay sex | |
gay acts | |
6. adj. (of a romantic or sexual act or relationship) Being between two or more people of the same gender or the same gender-area, especially between two men. | |
Although the number of gay weddings has increased significantly, many gay and lesbian couples — like many straight couples — are not interested i | |
7. adj. (of an institution or group) Intended for gay people, especially gay men. | |
She professes an undying love for gay bars and gay movies, and even admits to having watched gay porn. | |
8. adj. In accordance with stereotypes of homosexual people: | |
9. adj. # (loosely, of appearance or behavior) Being in accordance with stereotypes of gay people, especially gay men. | |
10. adj. # (loosely, of a person, especially a man) Exhibiting appearance or behavior that accords with stereotypes of gay people, especially gay men. | |
11. adj. A pejorative: | |
12. adj. (slang) Effeminate or flamboyant in behavior. | |
13. adj. (slang) Used to express dislike: lame, uncool, stupid. | |
This game is gay; let’s play a different one. | |
14. adj. (of a dog's tail) Upright or curved over the back. | |
15. n. (chiefly in plural or attributive) A homosexual, especially a male homosexual; see also lesbian. | |
16. n. (obsolete) An ornament. | |
17. v. (transitive, dated, uncommon) To make happy or cheerful. | |
18. v. (transitive, uncommon) To cause (something, e.g. AIDS) to be associated with homosexual people. | |
19. n. The letter —, which stands for the sound 'ɡ', in Pitman shorthand. | |