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Gay men themselves seem to have been behind the driving thrust for this new definition as they felt (and many still do), that “homosexual” is much too clinical, sounding like a disorder. There was also another word “gey cat” at this time which meant a homosexual boy.īy 1955, the word gay now officially acquired the new added definition of meaning homosexual males. In terms of the sexual meaning of the word, a “gay man” no longer just meant a man who had sex with a lot of women, but now started to refer to men who had sex with other men. Those were just accepted definitions, along with the other meanings of the word.Īround the 1920s and 1930s, however, the word started to have a new meaning. With these new definitions, the original meanings of “carefree”, “joyful”, and “bright and showy” were still around so the word was not exclusively used to refer to prostitutes or a promiscuous man. Also at this time, the phrase “gay it” meant to have sex. This is an extension of one of the original meanings of “carefree”, meaning more or less uninhibited.įast-forward to the 19th century and the word gay referred to a woman who was a prostitute and a gay man was someone who slept with a lot of women (ironically enough), often prostitutes. Often euphemistically: Of loose and immoral life”. By the mid 17th century, according to an Oxford dictionary definition at the time, the meaning of the word had changed to mean “addicted to pleasures and dissipations. However, around the early parts of the 17th century, the word began to be associated with immorality. The word’s original meaning meant something to the effect of “joyful”, “carefree”, “full of mirth”, or “bright and showy”. The word “gay” seems to have its origins around the 12th century in England, derived from the Old French word ‘gai’, which in turn was probably derived from a Germanic word, though that isn’t completely known. This bar is really ppippi.Today I found out how ‘gay’ came to mean ‘homosexual’. Ppippi: An undesirable situation, or person. (In the Korean gay scene, this word is also synonymous with the feeling of being “a good looking gay person.”) Il-tik: Someone who doesn’t necessarily fit the stereotype of a flamboyant gay person. Example: “I heard there’s a yeokdae showing up at the club today.” Yeokdae: Usually used in reference to famous gays.
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Example: “Oh, that guy’s dated everyone in the scene. Example: “His gigal is no joke.” “I lost to his gigal.”īeok cha da: Playboys. Gigal: The temper of a gay man, marked by their stinging and sharp remarks. Gaysbook (Gaybook): The community of gays on Facebook Ijo bogal: a word that refers to older gays.
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Saying this is synonymous with “I’ll shut my mouth now” and is used when you make a mistake and feel quite sheepish about it. Suk-i: In the older generation of Koreans, the “suk” was a common second syllable in many names so nowadays, gays will jokingly replace the second syllable with “suk” (calling Jong-min, Jong-suk).Ī-bong: The word “ah-gari” is slang for mouth and the word “bong-in” means shutting. Ggi: a feminine energy and affectionateness Bogal: a substitute word for “gays” as a whole