"gay plague" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From being an epidemic spreading through the gay community. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} gay plague (uncountable)
  1. (pathology, obsolete, slang, 1980s) Synonym of AIDS (“acquired immune deficiency syndrome”) Tags: obsolete, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Pathology Synonyms: AIDS [synonym, synonym-of], gay cancer, GRID (english: gay-related immune deficiency or gay-related immunodeficiency)
    Sense id: en-gay_plague-en-noun-7OI-0zNU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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