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gay bashing

gay bashing noun: a physical or verbal assault on someone believed to be homosexual; an instance in which one is gay bashed. Also the present participle and gerund of gay bash.

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

Also used as

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

Synonyms of gay bashing

Forms of gay bashing

pluralgay bashings
alternative formgay-bashing
alternative formgaybashing

Questions about gay bashing

What does gay bashing mean?
Gay bashing means a physical or verbal assault on someone believed to be homosexual; an instance in which one is gay bashed.
What part of speech is gay bashing?
Gay bashing is a noun.
What is the plural of gay bashing?
The plural of gay bashing is gay bashings.

Words near gay bashing in the dictionary

  1. gay bash
  2. gay bashed
  3. gay basher
  4. gay bashers
  5. gay bashes
  6. gay bashing
  7. gay bashings
  8. gay blade
  9. gay blades
  10. gay bob
  11. gay bobs

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