Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

a-gay

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.90 in modern English

Syllables: a--gay
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

3

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An A-list gay; an affluent, well-connected, upwardly mobile gay man or woman.

Slang

Example Sentences

"The A-Gays could talk about whoever was tooting coke in the bathroom. The B-Gays, being largely decorative, were not expected to talk."
"The latter is long past its heyday of the 1950s and 1960s, while Marrakech continues to attract wealthy A-gays."
"We who suffered the pain of playground exclusion now practice an enforced segregation with an effectiveness that designates certain members of our community as A-gays and marks the rest as inferior."

Etymology

Short for A-list gay.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

A-gays (plural)

Questions

What does a-gay mean?: An A-list gay; an affluent, well-connected, upwardly mobile gay man or woman.
Where does a-gay come from?: Short for A-list gay.

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