Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fort gay

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English

Syllables: fort -gay
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States, adjacent to Louisa, Kentucky.

Example Sentences

"Twenty-six-year-old Josh Moore was banned because officials said he'd broken Xbox's code of conduct by saying he lives in Fort Gay, West Virginia - a name branded offensive by the company."

Etymology

A log fort was built here in 1789, who Gay was is unknown. Chartered as Cassville in 1875, and officially renamed Fort Gay in 1932.

Questions

What does fort gay mean?: A town in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States, adjacent to Louisa, Kentucky.
Where does fort gay come from?: A log fort was built here in 1789, who Gay was is unknown. Chartered as Cassville in 1875, and officially renamed Fort Gay in 1932.

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