"ghey" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: gheyer [comparative], gheyest [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|gheyer}} ghey (comparative gheyer, superlative gheyest)
  1. (Internet slang, derogatory) Deliberate misspelling of gay (homosexual). Tags: Internet, alt-of, deliberate, derogatory, misspelling Alternative form of: gay (extra: homosexual)
    Sense id: en-ghey-en-adj-MIZZLL3z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
  2. (Internet slang, derogatory) Deliberate misspelling of gay (lame, uncool). Tags: Internet, alt-of, deliberate, derogatory, misspelling Alternative form of: gay (extra: lame, uncool)
    Sense id: en-ghey-en-adj-PMiUTu5u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2003, Mad Hatter©, alt.alien.vampire.flonk.flonk.flonk (Usenet)",
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          "text": "2005, daesfunka, in ardkor.comhttp://www.ardkor.com/what-the-fuck-is-breakcore.php\nBreakcore is about licking big guns, I mean about gheyness."
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          "ref": "1999, Brennan Murray, alt.games.moo2 (Usenet)",
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          "ref": "2006, Tom Dean (TomTom), in rock-forums.comhttps://web.archive.org/web/20071015131655/http://rock-forums.com/showthread.php?p=42020&posted=1#post42020",
          "text": "How many posts left..? 998,797.. that's seriously ghey."
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