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GAY MAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gay man mean? 

GAY MAN (noun)
  The noun GAY MAN has 1 sense:

1. a homosexual man

  Familiarity information: GAY MAN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GAY MAN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A homosexual man

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

gay man; shirtlifter

Hypernyms ("gay man" is a kind of...):

gay; homo; homophile; homosexual (someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gay man"):

closet queen (a negative term for a homosexual man who chooses not to reveal his sexual orientation)

fag; faggot; fagot; fairy; nance; pansy; poof; poove; pouf; queen; queer (offensive terms for an openly homosexual man)


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