"re-gay" meaning in All languages combined

See re-gay on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: re-gays [present, singular, third-person], re-gaying [participle, present], re-gayed [participle, past], re-gayed [past]
Etymology: From re- + gay. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|gay}} re- + gay Head templates: {{en-verb}} re-gay (third-person singular simple present re-gays, present participle re-gaying, simple past and past participle re-gayed)
  1. (uncommon) To cause (an issue, especially AIDS) to be associated once again with gay people. Tags: uncommon Related terms: gay, de-gay

Inflected forms

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