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gay cancer

gay cancer noun: synonym of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).

Noun

gay cancer (uncountable)

  1. (dated, offensive, slang) Synonym of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).

Synonyms of gay cancer

Origin of gay cancer

From gay (“homosexual”) + cancer (“disease”). From the fact that HIV/AIDS was in its beginnings very disproportionately found in homosexual men. The word “cancer” from the analogy with a suddenly emerging, highly feared and highly lethal disease.

Questions about gay cancer

What does gay cancer mean?
Gay cancer means synonym of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
What part of speech is gay cancer?
Gay cancer is a noun.

Words near gay cancer in the dictionary

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  6. gay cancer
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  10. gay disease
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