"gayish" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: gay + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|gay|ish}} gay + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} gayish (not comparable)
  1. Somewhat cheerful. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-gayish-en-adj-m1iVZeVf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 50 50
  2. (informal) Somewhat homosexual. Tags: informal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-gayish-en-adj-vI4LegeR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Translations): гейский (gejskij) (Russian)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 50 50

Download JSON data for gayish meaning in All languages combined (1.9kB)

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