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gay

/ɡeɪ/ noun C1
  1. A homosexual, especially a male homosexual.
  2. Gayness: the quality of being gay. (informal)

Plural gays

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When the sands are all dry, he is gay as a lark,
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 81 · B2
He recalled the cluster of little girls he had seen around her that evening--all gay in waists of red and blue and pink and white--and he wondered why Marilla always kept her so plainly and soberly gowned.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 188 · C1
When the commonplace breakfast was over Diana appeared, crossing the white log bridge in the hollow, a gay little figure in her crimson ulster.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 196 · C1
I think we’re going to have a very gay vacation.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 255 · C1

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