"de-gay" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: de-gays [present, singular, third-person], de-gaying [participle, present], de-gayed [participle, past], de-gayed [past]
Etymology: de- + gay Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|gay}} de- + gay Head templates: {{en-verb}} de-gay (third-person singular simple present de-gays, present participle de-gaying, simple past and past participle de-gayed)
  1. (transitive, uncommon) To cause (an issue, especially AIDS) to no longer be associated with gay people. Tags: transitive, uncommon Related terms: gay, re-gay
    Sense id: en-de-gay-en-verb-s0p8-y4X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-

Inflected forms

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