homo — meaning in English

English meaning

• Gay adj Homosexual; romantically or sexually attracted to people of the same sex.

Senses

homo is used for these senses in English:

• gay (colloquial) Not heterosexual, not allosexual, or not cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.
• gay (now, _, chiefly, in plural) A homosexual, especially a male homosexual.

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.

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