"get gay" meaning in English

See get gay in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: gets gay [present, singular, third-person], getting gay [participle, present], got gay [past], got gay [UK, participle, past], gotten gay [US, participle, past]
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  1. (slang, US, dated) To be flippant or impertinent toward someone; to flirt with someone; to make (unwanted) sexual advances [(often) with with ‘someone’]. Tags: US, dated, slang
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