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gey
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English
Etymology
Originally a variant form of gay, now associated with distinct senses.
Adverb
gey (not comparable)
- (Scotland, Ireland, Northern England) Very. [from 17th c.]
- 1816, Sir Walter Scott, The Antiquary, Oxford University Press, published 2002, page 207:
- I am nae believer in auld wives' stories about ghaists, though this is gey like a place for them - But mortal, or of the other world, here they come! - twa men and a light.
- 2001, David Thomson, The People of the Sea: Celtic Tales of the Seal-folk, Canongate Books, page 213:
- But I'll put a gold chain around his neck, An' a gey good chain it'll be.
Adjective
gey (comparative geyer, superlative geyest)
- (Scotland, Ireland, Northern England) Fairly good; considerable. [from 18th c.]
- 1932, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Sunset Song (A Scots Quair), Polygon, published 2006, page 16:
- They were married next New Year's Day, and Ellison had begun to think himself a gey man in Kinraddie, and maybe one of the gentry.
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Azerbaijani
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
gey (definite accusative geyi, plural geylər)
- A gay, a homosexual male.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:homoseksual
Declension
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Manx
Noun
gey m
- eclipsed form of key
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Scots
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adverb
gey (not comparable)
Turkish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
gey (definite accusative geyi, plural geyler)
- A gay, a homosexual male.
- Synonyms: eşcinsel, homoseksüel
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “gey”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “gey”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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