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Definition of: gay
(gā) adjective
1. Filled with or inspiring mirth; merry; sportive.
2. Brilliant; showy.
3. Loving pleasure; wanton.
3. Slang Homosexual; also, intended for homosexuals: a gay bar. See synonyms under AIRY, CHEERFUL, HAPPY, MERRY, VIVACIOUS, WANTON.
—noun Slang A homosexual person.
—adverb Scot. Fairly; considerably: sometimes spelled gey; also gay′lie. [<OF <Gmc.]
—gay′ness noun
—gay′some adjective
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