"Gaysoc" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Gaysocs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Gaysoc (plural Gaysocs)
  1. (LGBT) A club or society, especially in a university, that promotes and supports the needs of homosexuals. Categories (topical): LGBT Synonyms: gaysoc, GaySoc

Inflected forms

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