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Gay. I know your dirty secret.
Bought myself a new car today, picking it up next week!
1990 MX-5, year's MOT, few other brand new bits, £600
Win
Gay.
Gay <3
Whoops, I hate it when it does that.
gay
Pronunciation:
/geɪ/
adjective (gayer, gayest)
1 (of a person, especially a man) homosexual
relating to or used by homosexuals:
a gay bar
2 dated light-hearted and carefree:
Nan had a gay disposition and a very pretty face
3 dated brightly coloured; showy:
a gay profusion of purple and pink sweet peas
noun
4 a Mazda MX-5 owner
a homosexual, especially a man
Derivatives
gayness
noun
Origin:
Middle English (in gay (sense 2 of the adjective) ): from Old French gai, of unknown origin
Usage
Gay meaning ‘homosexual’ became established in the 1960s as the term preferred by homosexual men to describe themselves. It is now the standard accepted term throughout the English-speaking world. As a result, the centuries-old other senses of gay meaning either ‘carefree’ or ‘bright and showy’ have more or less dropped out of natural use. The word gay cannot be readily used today in these older senses without arousing a sense of double entendre, despite concerted attempts by some to keep them alive.
Gay in its modern sense typically refers to men (lesbian being the standard term for homosexual women) but in some contexts it can be used of both men and women
Pronunciation:
/geɪ/
adjective (gayer, gayest)
1 (of a person, especially a man) homosexual
relating to or used by homosexuals:
a gay bar
2 dated light-hearted and carefree:
Nan had a gay disposition and a very pretty face
3 dated brightly coloured; showy:
a gay profusion of purple and pink sweet peas
noun
4 a Mazda MX-5 owner
a homosexual, especially a man
Derivatives
gayness
noun
Origin:
Middle English (in gay (sense 2 of the adjective) ): from Old French gai, of unknown origin
Usage
Gay meaning ‘homosexual’ became established in the 1960s as the term preferred by homosexual men to describe themselves. It is now the standard accepted term throughout the English-speaking world. As a result, the centuries-old other senses of gay meaning either ‘carefree’ or ‘bright and showy’ have more or less dropped out of natural use. The word gay cannot be readily used today in these older senses without arousing a sense of double entendre, despite concerted attempts by some to keep them alive.
Gay in its modern sense typically refers to men (lesbian being the standard term for homosexual women) but in some contexts it can be used of both men and women
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