gay

gay

gay (plural gays)

1. (chiefly in plural or attributive) a homosexual, especially a male homosexual; see also lesbian.
2. (obsolete) An ornament.

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gay (comparative gayer, superlative gayest)

1. (dated) Happy, joyful, and lively.
   • circa 1692, William Walch, preface to Letters and Poems, Amorous and Gallant, in John Dryden, The Fourth Part of Mi?cellany Poems, Jacob Tonson (publisher, 1716), page 338:

     Never was there a more copious Fancy or greater reach of Wit, than what appears in Dr. Donne; nothing can be more gallant or gentile than the poems of Mr. Waller; nothing more gay or ?prightly than tho?e of Sir John Suckling; and nothing fuller of Variety and Learning than Mr. Cowley’s.

   • 1934, George Marion Jr. et al., (title):

     The Gay Divorcee.

   • 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber 1992, p. 252:

     The excitement engendered by the decision to die perked him right up;he had not felt so gay for ages.

2. (dated) Festive, bright, or colourful.

   Pennsylvania Dutch include the plain folk and the gay folk.

   • 1881, J. P. McCaskey (editor), “Deck the Hall^[sic]”, Franklin Square Song Collection, number 1, Harper & Brothers (New York), page 120

     Don we now our gay apparel

   • 1944, Ralph Blane, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”, Meet Me in St. Louis, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

     Make the Yule-tide gay / From now on our troubles will be miles away

3. (of a person, especially a man) Homosexual: preferring romantic or sexual partners of the same gender or the same sex.
   • 1947, Rorschach Research Exchange and Journal of Projective Techniques[1], p. 240:

     He was not happy at the farm and went to a Western city where he associated with a homosexual crowd, being ""gay,"" and wearing female clothes and makeup.

   • 2003, Michael McAvennie, The World Wrestling Entertainment Yearbook:

     She couldnt even gain access from a family friend whose name was on the list, nor could she use her feminine charms to turn on the staff member, who revealed he was gay and was more impressed seeing Billy and Chuck enter the building.

   • 2009, Betty Jean Lifton, Lost & Found: the Adoption Experience, page 67:

     Her adoptive mother fainted when Gail told her she was gay.

4. (of a romantic relationship or pairing) Homosexual: being between two people of the same gender or the same sex; especially, being between two men.

   Gay marriage, though legal here, is still very controversial.

   Although the number of gay weddings has increased significantly, many gay and lesbian couples — like many straight couples — are not interested in getting married.

5. (of an institution or group) Homosexual: 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.

   • 2003, Lawrence Block, Small Town, page 269:

     He might well have suspected Cheek was a gay bar without seeing any of its patrons, simply because it was in a neighborhood where most of the bars were gay, and because you couldnt see in the windows.

   • 2004, Martin Hughes, Sarah Johnstone, Tom Masters, London, page 208:

     Turn left into chilled-out Old Compton St and try to guess which bars are gay. Even the straight bars in Soho are quite gay, so its often a bit hard to tell.

   • 2010, Jay Mohr, No Wonder My Parents Drank: Tales from a Stand-Up Dad, page 252:

     Again I was to masturbate into a cup and again the majority of the porn was gay.

6. (loosely, of appearance or behavior) Homosexual: being in accordance with stereotypes of gay people, especially gay men.
7. (loosely, of a person, especially a man) Homosexual: exhibiting appearance or behavior that accords with stereotypes of gay people, especially gay men.
   • a. 2005, Jason Christopher Hartley, “October 23, 2004: This Is My Weapon, This Is My Gerber”, in Just Another Soldier: A Year on the Ground in Iraq, HarperCollins (2005), ISBN 0-06-084366-7, page 25:

     This incident has become a source of much discussion, and the jury is still out on who is more gay: the guy who touched a dick or the guy who let a guy touch his dick.

8. (slang, pejorative) Effeminate or flamboyant in behavior.
9. (slang, pejorative) Used to express dislike: lame, uncool, stupid.
   • 1996, Lisas Date With Density, The Simpsons (cartoon television series). Upon discovering Nelson kissing Lisa:

     Dolph: ""Oh, man! You kissed a girl!""

     Jimbo: ""That is so gay!""

   • 2000, Nancy Updike, Thats So Gay, Salon

     [Y]ou or someone you know has declared something gay in the last week. Not gay as in homosexual, but gay in that grade-school ""That is so gay!"" way, i.e. lame, wrongheaded, queer in the original sense. This is happening all around you. That woman’s hairdo? Gay. That book jacket? Gay. The fact that Dick and Lynne Cheney won’t talk about their lesbian daughter? Gay gay gay.

   This game is gay; let’s play a different one. = I dislike this game; let’s play a different one.

10. (of a dogs tail) Upright or curved over the back.
    • 1997, Michael DeVine, Border Collies

      While the dog in concentrating at a given task, the tail is carried low and used for balance. In excitement it may rise level with the back. A “gay” tail is a fault.

    • 2000, David Leavitt, Martin Bauman; or, a Sure Thing

      By now Nora had left my side and was grappling with Maisie, trying to hold her still long enough to examine her bit. “You haven’t trained her well,” she muttered to Eli. “Oh, she’s got a gay tail!” Eli laughed. “A gay tail? What does that mean?” “It curls upward.” Nona let Maisie go. “Still, you never intended her to be a show dog,” she added. brushing off her skirt as she made for the house.

	allegro
	festive, bright, colorful
	happy, joyful and lively
	In good spirits.

	gay
	typical of homosexual appearance
	homosexual
	homosexual person, especially male

	gaio
	festive, bright, colorful
	happy, joyful and lively

	allegra
	happy, joyful and lively

	felice
	happy, joyful and lively

	finocchio
	typical of homosexual appearance

	gaia
	happy, joyful and lively

	lesbica
	homosexual person, especially male

	lieta
	happy, joyful and lively

	lieto
	happy, joyful and lively

	omosessuale
	homosexual

frocio

	effemminato
	behaving in a way associated with females

buffo

checca

dissoluto

giocondo

licenzioso

ridanciano

vivace

Altri significati:

(chiefly in plural or attributive) a homosexual, '''especially''' a male homosexual; '''see also''' lesbian.

Homosexual.

lame, uncool (used to express dislike)

(dated) Festive, bright, or colourful.

(slang, pejorative) '''Used to express dislike''' : Lame, uncool, stupid.

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

Feminine in behavior, or, non-masculine, behaving in a way associated with females.

(of a dog's tail) Upright or curved over the back.

(dated) Happy, joyful, and lively.

Traduzione 'veloce'

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