Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

re-gay

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.73 in modern English

Syllables
re--gay
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause (an issue, especially AIDS) to be associated once again with gay people.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From re- + gay.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

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

Phrases

de-gay

Frequently Paired Words

gay de-gay

Questions

What does re-gay mean?
To cause (an issue, especially AIDS) to be associated once again with gay people.
Where does re-gay come from?
From re- + gay.

How to pronounce re-gay

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