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cruisy

/ˈkɹuːzi/

cruisy adjective: suitable to listen to when driving leisurely.

Adjective

cruisy (comparative cruisier, superlative cruisiest)

  1. Suitable to listen to when driving leisurely.
  2. Leisurely.
  3. (colloquial) Suitable for finding sexual partners (especially for gay men).
    • Went to 12 gay bars including leather & glitter ones, to a gay movie & to the cruisy gay area of Central Park twice.1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure
    • Jim, who's been coming here since 1954, misses some aspects of the old days. It is a busier, louder place now. "I could come here and read," he explains wistfully. "I could come here for a quiet drink." Now the press of people and the "cruisy" atmosphere make it impossible to read except in the...1977 December 17, Tom Hurley, “The Evolution of Sporters”, in Gay Community News, volume 5, number 24, page 8
  4. (colloquial) Tending to cruise for sexual partners.
    • Most of the women who approached me were cruisy, butch numbers.1979 April 7, Pat M. Kuras, “Advertising for Love”, in Gay Community News, page 11
  5. (New Zealand) A laid back job, person, or place.

Examples of cruisy in a sentence

  • "I could come here for a quiet drink." Now the press of people and the "cruisy" atmosphere make it impossible to read except in the afternoon and early evening.1977 December 17, Tom Hurley, “The Evolution of Sporters”, in Gay Community News, volume 5, number 24, page 8:
  • Will Rogers State Beach is a cruisy gay beach, always lots of people and lots of fun.2000, Access Press, Access Gay USA:

Forms of cruisy

comparativecruisier
superlativecruisiest
alternative formcruisey

Origin of cruisy

From cruise + -y.

Words that rhyme with cruisy

Questions about cruisy

What does cruisy mean?
Cruisy means suitable to listen to when driving leisurely.
How do you use cruisy in a sentence?
"I could come here for a quiet drink." Now the press of people and the "cruisy" atmosphere make it impossible to read except in the afternoon and early evening.
What part of speech is cruisy?
Cruisy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce cruisy?
Cruisy is pronounced /ˈkɹuːzi/.

Words near cruisy in the dictionary

  1. cruisings
  2. cruiskeen
  3. cruiskeens
  4. cruisken
  5. cruiskens
  6. cruisy
  7. cruive
  8. cruives
  9. cruize
  10. cruized
  11. cruizes

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