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gay
  1. (chiefly in plural or attributive) A homosexual, especially a male homosexual; see also lesbian.
  2. (obsolete) An ornament.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “Carver explained that he came out as a gay to his family when he was 17.”
      “Back in the late 1990s, she publicly announced to the world that she was a proud gay.”
gaiety
  1. (uncountable) The state of being happy or merry.
  2. (countable) Merrymaking or festivity.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “They crooned lengthy dumkas, folk songs in which sadness and gaiety mingled freely.”
      “The gaiety surrounding Durga Puja has universal appeal with people from every community participating in the festivities.”
      “The city dressed in gaiety and splendor for a festival surpassing any festival that ever went before.”
gayspeak
  1. The style of language used by people who are gay, or homosexual.
gayer
  1. (derogatory) Somebody who is gay (in the sense of either homosexual or uncool).
gay
  1. The letter —, which stands for the sound /ɡ/, in Pitman shorthand.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Carver explained that he came out as a gay to his family when he was 17.”
      “Back in the late 1990s, she publicly announced to the world that she was a proud gay.”
gayhood
  1. The state, condition, or quality of being gay; gayness.
  2. Examples:
    1. “That was more than twenty years ago, but by his writing, Bruce is still the epitome of cool, dangerous gayhood.”
      “For some men, the leap into gayhood was the best thing that ever happened to their lives. For others, they've leaped into a whirlpool of pain, anguish, sorrow and despair.”
gayby
  1. (LGBT) The baby of a gay person or couple.
gayfulness
  1. The state, quality, or condition of being gayful
gaywad
  1. (derogatory) Somebody who is gay (homosexual or "lame, uncool").
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gaysomeness
  1. The state or quality of being gaysome
gayety
  1. Alternative spelling of gaiety
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Washington is the hot-bed of gayety, and general headquarters for the recherche business.”
      “The gayety of a light-hearted maiden is often unmixed with boldness, or crime.”
      “She saw that his natural gayety and joie de vivre, long subdued, were again welling up within him.”
gayness
  1. (countable) The state of being gay (cheerful).
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Polly's bright gayness of spirit once more flagged as she noted the cloud on her father's face.”
      “It was the ideal photo op for those looking to normalize the general public's perception of gayness.”
      “It's as though the film is trying to milk his accomplishments without wanting to acknowledge his gayness.”
gaynesses
gaywads
  1. plural of gaywad
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gaieties
  1. plural of gaiety
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Mrs. Jerome had brought her two elder daughters to join in the gaieties of the regatta.”
      “Our harvest gaieties have come to a close, and the ghost stories are about to begin.”
      “Hamlyn's purlieu had never known such gaieties as during the fifteen years of Mrs. Allerton's married life.”
gayeties
  1. plural of gayety
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Ninon's return to the gayeties of her drawing rooms was hailed with loud acclamations from all quarters.”
      “Downstairs, Christine and Palmer had entered on the round of midwinter gayeties.”
      “City Hall and Glenwood Grove were the scenes of those gayeties.”
gayers
  1. plural of gayer
gaybies
  1. plural of gayby
gays
  1. plural of gay
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  3. Examples:
    1. “An honest reading of the document shows that the Vatican is simply banning gays.”
      “The issue of gays serving in the military is one that is both controversial and divisive.”
      “They do not see most gays as having an economic life at all, much less an economic life that is differentiable from that of most heterosexuals.”
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