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gay-bashing

gay-bashing is the present participle and gerund of gay-bash.

gay-bashing is the alternative form of gay bashing.

Meaning of gay bashing

Noun

gay bashing (plural gay bashings)

  1. A physical or verbal assault on someone believed to be homosexual; an instance in which one is gay bashed.
    • familiar arguments between the assimilationists and radicals who advocate forming vigilante groups to stop the increasing number of gaybashings.1991 February 4, Owen Shows, “Start Making Sense”, in Gay Community News, volume 18, number 28, page 11
    Synonyms:
    queer bashing

Forms of gay-bashing

pluralgay-bashings

Questions about gay-bashing

What is gay-bashing the present participle and gerund of?
Gay-bashing is the present participle and gerund of gay-bash.

Words near gay-bashing in the dictionary

  1. gay-ass
  2. gay-bash
  3. gay-bashed
  4. gay-basher
  5. gay-bashes
  6. gay-bashing
  7. gay-dar
  8. gay-dars
  9. gay-feather
  10. gay-feathers
  11. gay-friendlier

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