"gaydy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gaydies [plural]
Etymology: Blend of gay + lady. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|gay|lady}} Blend of gay + lady Head templates: {{en-noun}} gaydy (plural gaydies)
  1. (neologism) A gay lady; a lesbian. Tags: neologism
    Sense id: en-gaydy-en-noun-GAWY~kD0 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English neologisms

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2013 July 12, Kate, “Orange Is The New Black 101: And There Are Lesbians”, in Autostraddle, archived from the original on 2013-07-17",
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