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Hi,

What does guy mean ?

and what does gay mean ?

I have confused about them
  

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Hi, What does guy mean ? It means a man. and what does gay mean ?

— Clive

  • Hi, What does guy mean ?
  • It means a man.
  • and what does gay mean ?
  • It used to mean 'very happy', but now it almost always means 'homosexual'.
  • This use of the term 'gay' is still generally considered to be slang.
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Hi,

What does guy mean ? It means a man.

and what does gay mean ? It used to mean 'very happy', but now it almost always means 'homosexual'. This use of the term 'gay' is still generally considered to be slang. eg

David is a gay person. (adjective)

Those people are gays. (noun)

Cli
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There's probably some history and some evolution to it, but "a guy" has always been a male person. I think in terms of the 40's musical, Guys and Dolls, where guys were the boys and dolls were the girls. I believe in those days they were thought of as "eligible" and sort of interested in each other as "opposite ***." These days we've added a usage where we can address a mixed group as "guys."
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