gey
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of gey
First recorded in 1805–15; variant of gay
Example Sentences
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Ballerinas jet up like natural gey sers in grandiose one-handed lifts, only to plummet a moment later in balletic kamikaze dives.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the splash occurs, it will be a veritable gey ser, also six times as high as on earth.
From Time Magazine Archive
I am gey fond o' newborn babies—poor wee things, shipwrecked on a cold, bad world—and if there isna some sensible kind-hearted body wi' your bairn, they will be trying their auld world tricks wi' it.
From A Reconstructed Marriage by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
"They mebbe mean well," said Alick, "but they sound gey daft."
From The Setons by Douglas, O.
Hech, sirs, but they would need a gey rubbing to get the rust off them now.
From The Little Minister by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)
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