Another word for gay
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They are both very cheerful in spite of their circumstances.
I'm just happy to be back running.
The boy was so bright and animated.
I'm glad I decided to go after all.
She had a sweet, lively personality.
He is sparkling and versatile in front of the camera.
The staff wear giant sunny smiles.
She was a jolly, kindhearted woman.
Everyone became more animated.
merry
upbeat (informal)
She was in a buoyant mood.
He is loved by everyone for his cheery disposition and sense of humour.
a joyous celebration of life
We're a very joyful people.
She remembered her years of carefree youth.
The novel is altogether jauntier than these quotations imply.
You're very chirpy today - have you won the lottery or something?
a lovely, vivacious and charming young woman
Father Whittaker appeared to be in a jovial mood.
He took a gleeful delight in proving
List of Homosexual terms
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Abro (sexual and romantic)
A pos used to explain people who include a fluid sexual and/or romantic orientation which changes over time, or the course of their life. They may use different terms to describe themselves over time.
Ace
An umbrella term used specifically to describe a lack of, varying, or occasional experiences of sexual attraction. This encompasses asexual people as skillfully as those who identify as demisexual and grey-sexual. Ace people who encounter romantic attraction or occasional sexual attraction might also utilize terms such as gay, bi, woman loving woman, straight and lgbtq+ in conjunction with asexual to portray the direction of their romantic or sexual attraction.
Ace and aro/ace and aro spectrum
Umbrella terms used to describe the wide group of people who life a lack of, varying, or occasional experiences of quixotic and/or sexual attraction, including a lack of attraction. People who identify under these umbrella terms may describe themselves using one or more of a wide variety of terms, including, but not limited to, asexual, ace, aromantic, aro, demi, grey, and abro. People may also employ terms such as gay,
That's gay [synonym]
... finding alternatives for 'that's gay' could be useful in diminishing the phrase's prevalence...
Campy is not precise enough... by definition: "providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities." Using the phrase 'that is gay' in my context denotes something that isn't amusing or laughable, but strange in an uncomfortable way, and perhaps slightly prosaic.
ewie said:
How about whack? (Just a wild guess.)
By the way, are you looking for a word that would be comprehensible to all English speakers, just Americans, just Californians ... ?Click to expand...
'Whack' is definitely suitable in the 'that sucks' context (eg. a friend tells you about their misfortune, and you reply with 'that's gay').
As far as comprehension, I was initially thinking more along the lines of how an academic writer would express the same meaning (using lexicon with higher dignity), but I guess any conventional synonyms are welcome.