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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
gay
gay [gay gays gayer gayest] adjective, noun BrE [ɡeɪ] NAmE [ɡeɪ]
adjective
1. (of people, especially men)sexually attracted to people of the same sex
Syn: ↑homosexual
•gay men
•I didn't know he was gay.
•Is she gay?
Opp: ↑straight
2. only before noun connected with people who are gay
•a gay club/bar
•the lesbian and gay community
3. not before noun (slang, disapproving, sometimes offensive)(used especially by young people) boring and not fashionable or attractive
•She didn't like the ringtone— said it was gay.
•That is so gay!
•He likes skiing but thinks snowboarding is gay.
4. (gayer, gayest)(old-fashioned)happy and full of fun
•gay laughter
•She felt lighthearted and gay.
5. (old-fashioned)brightly coloured
•The garden was gay with red geraniums.
see also ↑gaiety, ↑gaily
Word Origin:
Middle English (in sense 3): from Old French gai, of unknown origin.
Example Bank:
•He is openly gay.
•the gay and lesbian section in the bookstore
Idiom: ↑with gay abandon
noun
a person who is ↑homosexual, especially a man
Word Origin:
Middle English (in sense 3): from Old French gai, of unknown origin.
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