In the first half of the last century it was a word commonly used in everyday conversation, poetry and song. It was a one word description of appearing to be happy and cheerful.
2007-01-12 07:38:40 · 4 answers · asked by rhymingron 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I read that it originated in prison slang and then spread
into general usage.
2007-01-12 07:46:02 · answer #1 · answered by steiner1745 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it started as recent as the sixties or 70's when more homosexuals started to come out of the closet and they just used thst word to describe them/
2007-01-12 15:58:05 · answer #2 · answered by JP 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe Oscar Wilde was the first to use the word Gay to mean homosexual.
2007-01-12 15:42:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because gay means happy-and that is exactly what I see when I watch the FAB 5 for example!
2007-01-12 15:42:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋