"that way" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-that way.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} that way (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic, euphemistic) Gay; homosexual. Tags: euphemistic, idiomatic, not-comparable Synonyms: like that
    Sense id: en-that_way-en-adj-DcN-HNQJ Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 41 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 40 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 41 23
  2. (idiomatic) Difficult. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-that_way-en-adj-8Gbd7v2c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 41 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 46 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 40 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 41 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 32 45 23

Adverb

Audio: En-au-that way.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} that way (not comparable)
  1. This way; as a result. Tags: not-comparable Translations (adverb): de esa manera/forma (Spanish), de aquella manera/forma (Spanish), de ese/aquel modo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-that_way-en-adv-aoSPZghP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 41 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 40 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 41 23
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