Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gae

/ɡˈaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: gae
IPA: /ɡˈaɪ/

4

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Deliberate misspelling of gay (“homosexual”).

Derogatory

adj

Deliberate misspelling of gay (“lame, uncool”).

Derogatory

noun

Initialism of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis.

Uncountable

Etymology

From the "Why are u gae?" meme.

Usage

Rhymes With

by my why high try guy buy july drive-by die eye hi

Questions

How do you pronounce gae?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈaɪ/.
What does gae mean?: Deliberate misspelling of gay (“homosexual”).
Where does gae come from?: From the "Why are u gae?" meme.

How to pronounce gae

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