Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gayhood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gay-hood
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state, condition, or quality of being gay; gayness.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"For some men, the leap into gayhood was the best thing that ever happened to their lives. For others, they've leaped into a whirlpool of pain, anguish, sorrow and despair."
"In response, homosexuals have drafted a policy that could ban priests from the gayhood."
"That was more than twenty years ago, but by his writing (not only his shoes), Bruce is still the epitome of cool, dangerous gayhood."
"[...] I'm now looking to the '70s to help me start disentangling the overly enmeshed states of gayhood and gay couplehood and to stop thinking of them as one and the same."

Etymology

From gay + -hood.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: gay

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

gaydom straighthood

Questions

What does gayhood mean?: The state, condition, or quality of being gay; gayness.
Where does gayhood come from?: From gay + -hood.

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