"gay" meaning in Englisch

See gay in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: ɡeɪ Audio: En-us-gay.ogg Forms: gay [positive], gayer [comparative], gayest [superlative]
Rhymes: eɪ
  1. lustig, fröhlich Tags: outdated
    Sense id: de-gay-en-adj-PzU0xA6J
  2. homosexuell, schwul
    Sense id: de-gay-en-adj-gC3V~Fe6
  3. sittenlos, liederlich, promiskuitiv, sich prostituierend Tags: archaic
    Sense id: de-gay-en-adj-CZfir~eR
  4. langweilig, uncool, dämlich, schlecht
    Sense id: de-gay-en-adj-Rj511~y7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (homosexuell, schwul): homosexuell (Deutsch), schwul (Deutsch) Translations (lustig, fröhlich): lustig (Deutsch), fröhlich (Deutsch)
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      "sense_index": "1",
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