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gay-in

gay-in noun: a form of protest where people assemble in a public place to promote gay rights.

Noun

gay-in (plural gay-ins)

  1. A form of protest where people assemble in a public place to promote gay rights.
    • On June 28, 1970, young gays in the city held a “Gay-in” in Golden Gate Park, and Gay Sunshine ran a photo of some of the participants in their inaugural issue […]2012, Todd J. Ormsbee, The Meaning of Gay, page 313
    • […] a “Gay-In” at Presidio Park […]2015, Douglas M. Charles, Hoover's War on Gays: Exposing the FBI's "Sex Deviates" Program, page 327

Forms of gay-in

pluralgay-ins

Origin of gay-in

From gay + -in.

Questions about gay-in

What does gay-in mean?
Gay-in means a form of protest where people assemble in a public place to promote gay rights.
What part of speech is gay-in?
Gay-in is a noun.
What is the plural of gay-in?
The plural of gay-in is gay-ins.

Words near gay-in in the dictionary

  1. gay-friendlier
  2. gay-friendliest
  3. gay-friendliness
  4. gay-friendly
  5. gay-hate
  6. gay-in
  7. gay-ins
  8. Gay-Lussac
  9. Gay-Lussac's law
  10. gay-marry
  11. gay-related immune deficiency

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