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Gay vs Gei - What's the difference?

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Gei is a descendant of gay.



As nouns the difference between gay and gei

is that gay is a homosexual, especially a male homosexual; see also lesbian while gei is a martial arts uniform.

As a proper noun Gay

is {{surname|A=An|English|from=nicknames}}, originally a nickname for a cheerful or lively person.

As an adjective gay

is happy, joyful, and lively.

As a verb gay

is to make happy or cheerful.

gay

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Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • , originally a nickname for a cheerful or lively person.
  • from the word gay, "joyful"; rare today.
  • . Also a shortened form of Gabriel, Gaylord and similar names, or transferred from the surname.
  • * 1992 , Unto the Sons , Ballantine Books 1993, ISBN 0804110336, page 15
    • - - - my father's father, Gaetano Talese ( whose name I inherited after my birth in 1932, in the anglicized from of "Gay "), was an atypically fearless traveler,
  • * 2004 , Bad Dirt , Fourth Estate, ISBN 0007196911, page 32
    • "Mr Gay Brawls. What a name."
    "It didn't use to mean what it means now. Plenty were named Gay'. Even in Nevada. Was old ' Gay Pitch had a gas station in Winnemucca. Nobody thought nothin about it and he raised a railroad car of kids.- - -

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    gei

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A martial arts uniform.
  • * James Henry Littlefield, Sweet Deal: A Trucker Deal Mystery (2003) p. 165:
    • I peeled off the sweatshirt and Smith got out of the gei , so we sat there, me in my colorful board shorts, Clarke in a white martial-arts uniform and black belt, Smith in a black Speedo, and Jason in his black muscle-T.
  • * Jackie Grant Miller, Keeper of the Arts: The Story Begins... (2006) p.17:
    • The uniform you see me wearing is called a Gei which all students are required to practice in.

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