“The word ‘gay’ [alternate spelling: ‘ghey‘], in addition to being used to mean ‘homosexual’ or ‘carefree’, was often now used to mean ‘lame’ or ‘rubbish’. This is a widespread current usage of the word amongst young people… The [pejorative use of the] word ‘gay’ … need not be offensive… or homophobic […]”

BBC Board of Governors

gay (adj.): 1. Happy.
2. Homosexual.
3. A generic insult.

1. You are gay.
2. You are gay.
3. You are gay.

Urban Dictionary, definition #2

gay (adj.): The word that appears as a tag of just about every other definition at Urban Dictionary.

Urban Dictionary, definition #36

Jim Emerson

Jim Emerson is the founding editor of RogerEbert.com and has written lots of things in lots of places over lots of years. Mostly involving movies.

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