to me GAY is someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex, but my friend told me that GAY mean happy! it is really true or they just pulling my legs?
2006-10-14 00:12:33 · 17 answers · asked by Hoc Sinh 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Gay is an adjective meaning "carefree", "happy", or "bright and showy"; however in modern usage, gay is a word usually used, as either a noun or adjective, to refer to same-sex sexual orientation; homosexuality.
"Gay", when used as an adjective, sometimes describes traits associated with both queer, or homosexual, men and women, culture or lifestyle. The term lesbian, on the other hand, is used exclusively in a gender-specific way to describe women who prefer sexual relations with other women.
The primary meaning of the word gay has changed dramatically during the 20th century—though the change evolved from earlier usages. It derives via the Old French gai, probably from a Germanic source.[
Hope this answers your question....
2006-10-14 00:18:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
English is a living language and words take on new meanings. Wicked used to mean evil and vile, it now means cool (which actually means 'not warm and not cold...')
Gay used to mean happy and carefree ('a gay blade', 'have a gay old time' etc) but in the 1960's, inspired by the civil rights movement, various homosexual activist groups adopted the slogan 'Good As You' and the acronym G.A.Y... This has now taken such a hold of the public imagination that it has supplanted the original meaning (like wicked, cool etc).
Interestingly there is now a new usage of the word to mean feeble or not very good (see recent radio controversy), the language lives on...
2006-10-14 07:21:15 · answer #2 · answered by neetsoprano 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gay means happy
2006-10-14 07:14:43 · answer #3 · answered by angel 36 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gay does mean homosexuality but it also means being happy! But the gay meaning happy was mainly used in the olden days so I wouldn't advise you to skip down the streets going I'M GAY, I'M GAY, IM GAY!. Unless you really want to of course.
2006-10-14 07:15:00 · answer #4 · answered by katem1992 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gay has two meanings one is an older word and a slang word.
1. the older word means happy (example: im in an gay mood today.)
2. is when two of the same gender love each other. gay people are only mean, lesbians are gay girls. (example: those two men of there, making out, are gay.)
2006-10-14 07:43:19 · answer #5 · answered by Grammar B*@%h 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gay is happy although now a bit old fashioned. The popularity of homosexual topics nowadays has made of it the number one definition for Gay.
2006-10-14 07:17:33 · answer #6 · answered by Kilimanjaro 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes another meaning of Gay is happy..they are not pulling your leg.
2006-10-14 07:21:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
gay means G A Y
2006-10-14 07:15:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gay used to mean just happy and glad. Now we can't use the word that way anymore.
2006-10-14 07:54:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gay means happy, and full of joy but informally it means homosexual so the both of you are right.
2006-10-14 07:16:23 · answer #10 · answered by znicoll 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋