gay — meaning in English

English meaning

• Gay adj Homosexual; romantically or sexually attracted to people of the same sex.
• queer adj Relating to a sexual orientation or gender identity that isn't exclusively heterosexual or cisgender; used both as a reclaimed identity term and, historically, as a slur.

Senses

gay is used for these senses in English:

• gay (colloquial) Not heterosexual, not allosexual, or not cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.
• gay (dated) Festive, bright, or colourful.
• gay (now, _, chiefly, in plural) A homosexual, especially a male homosexual.
• gay man A homosexual man. (This entry is a translation hub.)
• queer (colloquial, sometimes, pejorative) Non-heterosexual or non-cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.

Gay — full definition

1. adj Homosexual; romantically or sexually attracted to people of the same sex.
2. adj Happy, carefree, and full of fun (an older, still-used sense, especially in older writing).
3. noun A homosexual person, especially a man.

queer — full definition

1. adj Relating to a sexual orientation or gender identity that isn't exclusively heterosexual or cisgender; used both as a reclaimed identity term and, historically, as a slur.
2. adj Strange, odd, or unusual.

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