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nongay

nongay adjective: not gay (homosexual).

Adjective

nongay (not comparable)

  1. Not gay (homosexual)

Noun

nongay (plural nongays)

  1. A person who is not gay
    • The description was patently transparent: not only did it hint broadly to nongays, but it also belied the truth of Isherwood and Bachardy's off-and-on living situation.1988 February 5, Achy Obejas, “The Press: Averting Our Gays”, in Chicago Reader
    Synonyms:
    straight, het

Synonyms of nongay

Forms of nongay

pluralnongays

Origin of nongay

From non- + gay.

Questions about nongay

What does nongay mean?
Nongay means not gay (homosexual).
What part of speech is nongay?
Nongay can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near nongay in the dictionary

  1. nongastronomic
  2. nongated
  3. nongaussian
  4. nongaussianities
  5. nongaussianity
  6. nongay
  7. nongays
  8. nongaze
  9. Nongban
  10. nongeek
  11. nongeeks

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