Gayish

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Somewhat cheerful. dated, not-comparable

    "Her attire was gayish. There was about her a great deal of mauve and black and white […]"

  2. 2
    Somewhat homosexual. informal, not-comparable

    "So, the police conducted a New Year's Eve raid in 1967 on a gayish bar over on Sunset and Sanborn in Silver Lake called the Black Cat."

Example

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"Her attire was gayish. There was about her a great deal of mauve and black and white […]"

Etymology

From gay + -ish.

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