Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gayborhood

/ˈɡeɪbɚhʊd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables: gay-bor-hood
IPA: /ˈɡeɪbɚhʊd/

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A part of a city that is largely populated by gay people.

Example Sentences

"We held the Gay Shame Awards in Harvey Milk Plaza, at the center of the white-washed gayborhood of the Castro, and bestowed awards in eight categories[…]"
"Each full-color city map features the latest updates on roads, public transit, airports, tourist sights and the city's most happening gayborhood."
"[…]who learned a lot from their time in the city — but who have decided in the end that they "fit in" better away from the gayborhood."
"[…]a queer youth homeless shelter in San Francisco's gayborhood, the Castro[…]"
"From the Warhol museum, walk north through the quaint, red-brick Mexican War Streets (Pittsburgh's gayborhood) and head for the Q Mattress Factory[…]"
"“Gayborhoods are going away,” Mr. Jones said. “People need to pay attention to this. When people are dispersed, when they no longer live in geographic concentrations, when they no longer inhabit specific precincts, we lose a lot.[…]”"

Etymology

Blend of gay + neighborhood.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡeɪbɚhʊd/

Inflected Forms

gayborhoods (plural) gaybourhood (alternative)

Synonyms

gay district gay enclave gay ghetto gay neighborhood gay neighbourhood gay quarter gaytown gaytto gayvenue gay village

Questions

How do you pronounce gayborhood?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡeɪbɚhʊd/.
What does gayborhood mean?: A part of a city that is largely populated by gay people.
Where does gayborhood come from?: Blend of gay + neighborhood.

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