de-gay

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English

Etymology

de- +‎ gay

Verb

de-gay (third-person singular simple present de-gays, present participle de-gaying, simple past and past participle de-gayed)

(transitive, uncommon) To cause (an issue, especially AIDS) to no longer be associated with gay people. [popularized in the 1990s]

Related terms

gay
re-gay

Anagrams

gayed

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