2006-07-23 17:08:12 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
i don't know but in the 50's gay meant happy...i do believe that a lot of people forget that....i was not born in the 50's...i just know that lol
2006-07-23 17:15:28 · answer #1 · answered by meemeemee40 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
In earlier days the word gay simply meant to be happy. It didn't have anything to do with homosexuality. The word used back in the day to describe homosexual men was "sissy". Today the word sissy is rarely used and gay has been subsituted in its place. Most homosexual men do appear to be overzealously happy so perhaps this is why the word gay is now being used.
2006-07-24 00:16:51 · answer #2 · answered by cave man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's really no connection. The original meaning of gay is: happy and carefree, or festive. As in the Christmas Carol "Deck the Halls," "Don we now our gay apparel" means to put on festive holiday clothes, and in the song "Kookabura," the lyrics are "laugh Kookabura, laugh Kookabura, gay your life must be!"
2006-07-24 00:15:53 · answer #3 · answered by runningviolin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing. I'm sure the word hombre and the Spanish word for gay are nothing alike.
2006-07-24 00:17:24 · answer #4 · answered by sincerely, see me 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesnt mean anything. It is only one letter difference. Anyway, back in the days, gay just meant happy, joyful as in a gathering.
2006-07-24 00:15:22 · answer #5 · answered by piglet564 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing. Now if the word homosexual and the word guy were "so close" I might wonder.. :)
2006-07-24 00:12:29 · answer #6 · answered by sugarlovenugget 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means nothing
2006-07-24 00:11:43 · answer #7 · answered by Shelby67grl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
means nothing.
2006-07-24 00:11:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the diference between an "a" and a "u"'
2006-07-24 00:10:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cuz guys are gayyyy
2006-07-24 00:11:14 · answer #10 · answered by samantha h 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋