It used to mean "happy"

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Davel23@fedia.io · 6 pts · 151d (3 replies)

It also used to mean bright and colorful, which I suspect is the form being used here.

Klear@quokk.au · 5 pts · 151d

That's gay

a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 151d (1 reply)

Oh, wow, so modern queer people are in grayscale?

(Sarcasm)

EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 151d

Gayscale* I try not to correct people but you were very close.

AlexLost@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 151d

It still does! But also other things. English is funny.

Supervisor194@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 151d

Not hard to see why it got co-opted by Big Homosexual though eh?

finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 151d

When I pretend I'm gay

I never feel that way

I'm only painting the clouds with sunshine

  • Bing Crosby feat. Buddy Cole & His Trio
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 151d