2006-10-17 01:18:55 · 47 answers · asked by syed_uel 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
a male that attracted to another male
2006-10-17 01:25:44 · answer #1 · answered by ubuntu 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
It actually means happy and content and full of life. It's a very positive word which in modern times has been altered to mean homosexual for some reason.
I think it's because years ago, someone who skipped along full of the joys of the day was seen as a gay person, it's become the word for homosexual because there are lots of gay men who prance about in a very camp manner and I think this is what led to the meaning of the word "gay" changing from happy and pleasant to being a chutney ferret.
2006-10-17 01:33:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Archaic meaning is happy.
gay /geɪ/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[gey] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation adjective, -er, -est, noun, adverb
–adjective
1.having or showing a merry, lively mood: gay spirits; gay music.
2.bright or showy: gay colors; gay ornaments.
3.given to or abounding in social or other pleasures: a gay social season.
4.licentious; dissipated; wanton: The baron is a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies.
5.homosexual.
6.of, indicating, or supporting homosexual interests or issues: a gay organization.
–noun
7.a homosexual person, esp. a male.
–adverb
8.in a gay manner.
2006-10-17 01:26:44 · answer #3 · answered by Michael E 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
How unsurprising to read so many homophobic remarks, quite sad really, just when you think society is growing up.
Perfectly o.k. to call homosexuals every name under the sun, "rum, queer, poof, a r s e bandit" but when someone decides to give a positive turn on things, the gay bashers are back in force. Grow up, be tolerate and have a good life.
2006-10-17 05:00:08 · answer #4 · answered by Raymo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sevaral meanings:
1 happy is the original meaning
2 Homosexual is the current meaning
3 A guy who finds girls boring and prefers to date other guys
4 A butch girl
5 A girl in motocycle, car, boxing, wrestling or football adverts
6 A girl who plays football
7 A girl who is not girlie and is scruffy
8 A guy who is extra clean and even cuts and cleans his fingernails, and refuses to change engine oil on his car.
9 A guy who prefers to be a nurse or a chef or an airline host
10 A guy who drives his car very carefully and still has accidents
11 A girl who drives her car like a maniac.
12 most prison officers
13 Catholic priests
14 Catholic nuns
15 male ballet dancers
16 most male musicians
2006-10-17 01:33:16 · answer #5 · answered by Mai C 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gay means Happy and in last 20 years ithas meant Homosexual
2006-10-17 01:36:53 · answer #6 · answered by John H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Happy
2006-10-17 01:25:01 · answer #7 · answered by Intellithug 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
there are two meanings of GAY. The first things is happy,at my old school,gay meant happy.The other is a guy that's in love with another guy.
2006-10-17 03:32:10 · answer #8 · answered by italiana mocha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
Terminology of homosexuality
Gay is used as an adjective to describe sexual orientation (attraction, preference, or inclination) and is usually chosen instead of homosexual as an identity-label.
Gay sex involves acts between or among people of the same sex or gender.
Gay is usually used to describe the "gay community" by both insiders and the mainstream media.
Gay is sometimes used to describe an object of particular flamboyance.
Gay can be used as a nonspecific derogatory comment towards a person or object. As a term of abuse it may be widely used by adolescents.
Other connotations can vary widely based upon speaker and situation
2006-10-17 01:26:03 · answer #9 · answered by fozio 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
How are you using the word? Gay as in joyful and carefree, or gay as in a person who's sexual preference is towards others of the same sex?
2006-10-17 01:27:26 · answer #10 · answered by bengimog 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Happy
2006-10-17 01:24:32 · answer #11 · answered by Judy the Wench 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋