单词 | gay |
释义 | gay adj. & n. --adj   1. light-hearted and carefree; mirthful.   2. characterized by cheerfulness or pleasure (a gay life).   3. brightly coloured; showy, brilliant (a gay scarf).   4. colloq. a homosexual. b intended for or used by homosexuals (a gay bar). Usage Generally informal in use, but favoured by homosexuals with ref. to themselves.   5. colloq. dissolute, immoral. --n colloq. a homosexual, esp. male. Phrases and idioms Gay Liberation the advocacy of homosexuals' freedom from social discrimination. Derivatives gayness n. Etymology: ME f. OF gai, of unkn. orig. |
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