gay marry
gay marry verb: to marry (a person of the same sex).
Verb
gay marry (third-person singular simple present gay marries, present participle gay marrying, simple past and past participle gay married)
- To marry (a person of the same sex).
- Heartache schmartache, I don't want to gay-marry you, oh sizzling Sapphite.2009, anonymous author, Missed Connection with Every Lesbian Girl I've Ever Swooned Over - m4w
- To marry a person of the same sex.
- First, sex doesn't hover cutely over the ceremony, because everyone assumes gay-marrying types are the least-sexual gay people.2004, Greg Wharton, Ian Philips, I Do/I Don't: Queers on Marriage, page 219
- To unite in a gay marriage; to unite in marriage to someone of the same sex.
- Schwarzenegger Basically Admits He's A Democrat
Clearly the governor is angling for an administration job, which he'll accept once he's finished gay marrying the entire state of California.
- Schwarzenegger Basically Admits He's A Democrat
Forms of gay marry
| third-person singular present | gay marries |
|---|---|
| present participle | gay marrying |
| past participle | gay married |
| past | gay married |
| alternative form | gay-marry |
Origin of gay marry
Back-formation from gay marriage.
Questions about gay marry
- What does gay marry mean?
- Gay marry means to marry (a person of the same sex).
- What part of speech is gay marry?
- Gay marry is a verb.
- What is the past tense of gay marry?
- The past tense of gay marry is gay married.
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