gay boyn.

Brit.

/ˈɡeɪ bɔɪ/, U.S.

/ˈɡeɪ ˌbɔɪ/

Forms: Also with hyphen and as one word.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gay adj., boy n.¹

Etymology: < gay adj. + boy n.¹Early uses of the two-word form may not represent the fixed collocation.

colloquial (originally U.S.).

1. A hedonistic, uninhibited, or dissolute young man. Cf. gay adj. 4b. Now rare.In the 19th century often used as the surname of a fictional character with some or all of these qualities, as in quot. 1825 (from a non-U.S. source).

1825 P. Egan Life of Actor iv. 134 He..increased the circles of his acquaintances; and amongst whom was the dashing baronet, Sir Harry Gayboy.]

1835 N.-Y. Spectator 26 Mar. The Ware Houses are thrown open and the gay boys, who have had their winter's frolic, have doffed their holly-day [sic] dress, and appear once more with their jackets, canvass pants and business faces.

1865 Atchison (Kansas) Daily Champion 11 Oct. Chapman, at the Metropolitan Restaurant, is a gay boy, and keeps a first-class house.

1882 Newton Kansan 27 July Formerly to say affectionately and admiringly of a young man that he was a ‘gay-boy’ indicated a little wildness and high spirits.

1921 Hot Dog Nov. 23 A festive gayboy of our acquaintance,..having been newly introduced to a demure young thing from the Kentucky hills, invited her to supper.

1940 Milwaukee Mag. Feb. 12/3 The last of the gayboys has announced his engagement to Miss Charlotte Sikora of Chicago and he avers he is really going to settle down.

2. Sometimes depreciative. A homosexual man, esp. a young man.

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1945 T. Williams Let. 15 Mar. in Lett. to D. Windham (1976) 167 [She] goes hog-wild in the presence of gay boys, flitting from one to another... She..fixed me up with a charming Captain in the air-force.

1951 E. Lambert Sleeping-house Party vii. 74 In a way it was an odd threesome. It occurred to me that Esther rather hung round our two gay boys.

1995 Face Sept. 60/1 I always got called gay. ‘Oy, pouf! Gayboy!’

2000 J. Harvey Gimme Gimme Gimme (2002) 65 Favourite Perfume. A special fragrance called Poppers, that all those gayboys use in the clubs. They put it up their noses. I dab it behind me ears.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	gay boy
释义	gay boyn. Brit. /ˈɡeɪ bɔɪ/, U.S. /ˈɡeɪ ˌbɔɪ/ Forms: Also with hyphen and as one word. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gay adj., boy n.¹ Etymology: < gay adj. + boy n.¹Early uses of the two-word form may not represent the fixed collocation. colloquial (originally U.S.). 1. A hedonistic, uninhibited, or dissolute young man. Cf. gay adj. 4b. Now rare.In the 19th century often used as the surname of a fictional character with some or all of these qualities, as in quot. 1825 (from a non-U.S. source). Π 1825 P. Egan Life of Actor iv. 134 He..increased the circles of his acquaintances; and amongst whom was the dashing baronet, Sir Harry Gayboy.] 1835 N.-Y. Spectator 26 Mar. The Ware Houses are thrown open and the gay boys, who have had their winter's frolic, have doffed their holly-day [sic] dress, and appear once more with their jackets, canvass pants and business faces. 1865 Atchison (Kansas) Daily Champion 11 Oct. Chapman, at the Metropolitan Restaurant, is a gay boy, and keeps a first-class house. 1882 Newton Kansan 27 July Formerly to say affectionately and admiringly of a young man that he was a ‘gay-boy’ indicated a little wildness and high spirits. 1921 Hot Dog Nov. 23 A festive gayboy of our acquaintance,..having been newly introduced to a demure young thing from the Kentucky hills, invited her to supper. 1940 Milwaukee Mag. Feb. 12/3 The last of the gayboys has announced his engagement to Miss Charlotte Sikora of Chicago and he avers he is really going to settle down. 2. Sometimes depreciative. A homosexual man, esp. a young man. ΘΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > homosexuality > [noun] > a homosexual person > male badlingeOE nan1670 molly1708 Miss Molly1754 Miss Nancy1824 molly mop1829 poof1833 Margery?c1855 Mary Ann1868 pretty-boy1881 cocksucker1885 poofter1889 queer1894 fruit1895 fairy1896 homosexualist1898 puff1902 pussy1904 nance1910 quean1910 girl1912 faggot1913 mouser1914 queen1919 fag1921 gay boy1921 maricon1921 pie-face1922 bitch1923 Jessie1923 tapette1923 pansy1926 nancy boy1927 nelly1931 femme1932 ponce1932 punk1933 queerie1933 gobbler1934 jocker1935 queenie1935 iron1936 freak1941 swish1941 flit1942 tonk1943 wonk1945 mother1947 fruitcake1952 Mary1953 twink1953 swishy1959 limp wrist1960 arse bandit1961 leather man1961 booty bandit1962 ginger beer1964 bummer1965 poofteroo1966 shirtlifter1966 battyman1967 dick-sucker1968 mo1968 a friend of Dorothy1972 shim1973 gaylord1976 twinkie1977 woofter1977 bender1986 knob jockey1989 batty boy1992 cake boy1992 1945 T. Williams Let. 15 Mar. in Lett. to D. Windham (1976) 167 [She] goes hog-wild in the presence of gay boys, flitting from one to another... She..fixed me up with a charming Captain in the air-force. 1951 E. Lambert Sleeping-house Party vii. 74 In a way it was an odd threesome. It occurred to me that Esther rather hung round our two gay boys. 1995 Face Sept. 60/1 I always got called gay. ‘Oy, pouf! Gayboy!’ 2000 J. Harvey Gimme Gimme Gimme (2002) 65 Favourite Perfume. A special fragrance called Poppers, that all those gayboys use in the clubs. They put it up their noses. I dab it behind me ears. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < n.1835
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