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gay as a skylark

gay as a skylark adjective: synonym of happy as a lark.

Adjective

gay as a skylark

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of happy as a lark.
    • "An' I don't know, Thady, whether it was the fineness o' the day, or the thoughts o' the good dinner we wor to have, or the kindness o' the misthress, that med my heart so light, but I filt, anyhow, as gay as any skylark.1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 515
    Synonyms:
    happy as a lark

Synonyms of gay as a skylark

Questions about gay as a skylark

What does gay as a skylark mean?
Gay as a skylark means synonym of happy as a lark.
What part of speech is gay as a skylark?
Gay as a skylark is an adjective.

Words near gay as a skylark in the dictionary

  1. Gaxiola
  2. Gaxiolas
  3. gay
  4. gay 90s
  5. gay as a lark
  6. gay as a skylark
  7. gay as pink ink
  8. gay as springtime
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  10. gay baby jails
  11. gay bacon

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