Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

de-gay

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.73 in modern English

Syllables
de--gay
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause (an issue, especially AIDS) to no longer be associated with gay people.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From de- + gay.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

de-gays (present, singular) de-gaying (participle, present) de-gayed (participle, past) de-gayed (past)

Phrases

re-gay

Frequently Paired Words

gay re-gay

Questions

What does de-gay mean?
To cause (an issue, especially AIDS) to no longer be associated with gay people.
Where does de-gay come from?
From de- + gay.

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