| 单词 | gay plague |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgay plague gay plague n. offensive (originally U.S.) AIDS (so called because it was first identified amongst gay men). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > bacterial or viral disorders > [noun] > viral disorders > Aids acquired immune deficiency syndrome1982 acquired immunodeficiency syndrome1982 AIDS1982 gay plague1982 slim1985 1982 New York 31 May 52 (heading) The gay plague. 1985 Sun 7 Dec. 3/1 Christian, 32, has turned down an out-of-court offer of £7000 because, he says, Hudson knowingly exposed him to the ‘Gay Plague’. 1988 M. Bishop Unicorn Mountain xi. 100 I think he must believe I'm highly infectious—the Gay Plague's answer to Typhoid Mary. 2005 Independent 1 Feb. 31/3 In 1987..there was still a widely held belief that the ‘gay plague’ was a punishment for indiscriminate immorality. < as lemmas |
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