"gay as a lark" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-gay as a lark.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} gay as a lark
  1. (obsolete) Synonym of happy as a lark Tags: obsolete Synonyms: happy as a lark [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-gay_as_a_lark-en-adj-pxBdhLG0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6
  2. (simile) Very much homosexual.
    Sense id: en-gay_as_a_lark-en-adj-Jk~U5dA0 Categories (other): English similes

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