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gayborhood

/ˈɡeɪbɚhʊd/

gayborhood noun: a part of a city that is largely populated by gay people.

gayborhood: Red lanterns and rainbow flags adorn a city street
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Noun

gayborhood (plural gayborhoods)

  1. A part of a city that is largely populated by gay people.
    • We held the Gay Shame Awards in Harvey Milk Plaza, at the center of the white-washed gayborhood of the Castro, and bestowed awards in eight categories[…]2005, Chris Carlsson, The Political Edge
    • Each full-color city map features the latest updates on roads, public transit, airports, tourist sights and the city's most happening gayborhood.2005, Gina Gatta, Damron City Guide

Examples of gayborhood in a sentence

  • […]who learned a lot from their time in the city — but who have decided in the end that they "fit in" better away from the gayborhood.2007, Richard LaBonte, Where the Boys Are: Urban Gay Erotica:
  • […]a queer youth homeless shelter in San Francisco's gayborhood, the Castro[…]2007, George E Haggerty, Molly McGarry, A Companion to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies:
  • From the Warhol museum, walk north through the quaint, red-brick Mexican War Streets (Pittsburgh's gayborhood) and head for the Q Mattress Factory[…]2009, Jeff Campbell, Adam Karlin, Virginia Otis, New York, Washington DC and the Mid-Atlantic Trips:

Synonyms of gayborhood

All synonyms of gayborhood

Forms of gayborhood

pluralgayborhoods
alternative formgaybourhood

Origin of gayborhood

Blend of gay + neighborhood.

Questions about gayborhood

What does gayborhood mean?
Gayborhood means a part of a city that is largely populated by gay people.
How do you use gayborhood in a sentence?
[…]who learned a lot from their time in the city — but who have decided in the end that they "fit in" better away from the gayborhood.
What part of speech is gayborhood?
Gayborhood is a noun.
How do you pronounce gayborhood?
Gayborhood is pronounced /ˈɡeɪbɚhʊd/ (US).
What is the plural of gayborhood?
The plural of gayborhood is gayborhoods.

Words near gayborhood in the dictionary

  1. gaybies
  2. gaybine
  3. gaybo
  4. gayboi
  5. gaybois
  6. gayborhood
  7. gayborhoods
  8. gaybos
  9. gaybourhood
  10. gaybourhoods
  11. gayboy

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