[nq:1]I was at this party and it was really gay. Questioning revealed that 'gay' was being used to mean peculiar, unusual,queer. Anyone else come across this?[/nq]
Funny, that is exactly what gay means to me. Not so funny, my 15 year old daughter and her friends use it to mean the same thing. I think it is just an exchange between queer and gay; queer meaning weird/odd, where queer and gay hav

[nq:1]- I was at this party and it was really gay. Questioning revealed that 'gay' was being used to mean peculiar, unusual, queer. Anyone else come across this?[/nq]
Yup, as early as late 1976 when I was in elementary school. I think as soon as "gay" started primarily meaning "homosexual" it also started being used jocularly, perhaps especially by children, to mean "peculiar".

[nq:2]- I was at this party and it was really ... to mean peculiar, unusual, queer. Anyone else come across this?[/nq]
[nq:1]Yup, as early as late 1976 when I was in elementary school. I think as soon as "gay" started primarily meaning "homosexual" it also started being used jocularly, perhaps especially by children, to mean "peculiar".[/nq]
I don't know about the UK, but over on this side

[nq:1]- I was at this party and it was really gay. Questioning revealed that 'gay' was being used to mean peculiar, unusual,queer. Anyone else come across this?[/nq]
Indeedly-doodly. Schoolkids use "gay" to mean stupid, rubbish and the like.** I hate it, but there you go. Another one of their favourite words is "sad", and I have to say it's pretty sad if young people can't grow out of using th

[nq:1]I don't know about the UK, but over on this side of the pond "gay" is frequently used by youngsters ... anymore, but that may just reflect how infrequently I find myself positioned to overhear people of that age conversing naturally.[/nq]
I've heard it recently from late-teenagers, so it's still in use. I'm not sure exactly what it's supposed to mean, but your non-specific "bad" is certa

[nq:1]- I was at this party and it was really gay. Questioning revealed that 'gay' was being used to mean peculiar, unusual,queer.[/nq]
An unusual party? That doesn't make much sense. Gay doesn't mean unusual; it means bad, stupid, or lame. If you say, "The party was gay" that means "it sucked".

[nq:1]Although Chris decided to omit offensive racist terms from the dictionary, much of the content is of such a colourfully sexual naturethat he has added an "adults-only" warning, "even though many of the termsquoted have been used by quite young children".[/nq]
Well it's useless if it's been PC-ized.

I have teenagers (well, they're really in their early 20's now) and although I have known that phrase "that's gay" meaning "that's lame" or "that really sucks" for some time, they confirmed that it is still has the same meaning, although one should be careful these days when they say it, as some gays consider is offensive when you use it in that context. ****, I've been practically *** slapped whe

[nq:1]I have teenagers (well, they're really in their early 20's now) andalthough I have known that phrase "that's gay" meaning ... it in that context. ****, I've been practically *** slapped when I say "Hmm, that's queer" for "Hmm, that's strange".[/nq]
It's a sin. No wonder it has come to mean "bad".

(quoting something British)
[nq:1]It is hardly surprising, he says, that slang is alive and thriving with young people. "It's not only that it ... of defining the social group you belong to. Few of us over 40 can say "cool" without looking seriously nerdy.[/nq]
40, eh? In other words, old enough not to have been influenced by Happy Days and its revival of slang "cool". More evidence in sup

[nq:1]I was at this party and it was really gay. Questioning revealed that 'gay' was being used to mean peculiar, unusual,queer. Anyone else come across this?[/nq]
Funny, that is exactly what gay means to me. Not so funny, my 15 year old daughter and her friends use it to mean the same thing. I think it is just an exchange between queer and gay; queer meaning weird/odd, where queer and gay hav

[nq:1]- I was at this party and it was really gay. Questioning revealed that 'gay' was being used to mean peculiar, unusual, queer. Anyone else come across this?[/nq]
Yup, as early as late 1976 when I was in elementary school. I think as soon as "gay" started primarily meaning "homosexual" it also started being used jocularly, perhaps especially by children, to mean "peculiar".

[nq:2]- I was at this party and it was really ... to mean peculiar, unusual, queer. Anyone else come across this?[/nq]
[nq:1]Yup, as early as late 1976 when I was in elementary school. I think as soon as "gay" started primarily meaning "homosexual" it also started being used jocularly, perhaps especially by children, to mean "peculiar".[/nq]
I don't know about the UK, but over on this side

[nq:1]- I was at this party and it was really gay. Questioning revealed that 'gay' was being used to mean peculiar, unusual,queer. Anyone else come across this?[/nq]
Indeedly-doodly. Schoolkids use "gay" to mean stupid, rubbish and the like.** I hate it, but there you go. Another one of their favourite words is "sad", and I have to say it's pretty sad if young people can't grow out of using th

[nq:1]I don't know about the UK, but over on this side of the pond "gay" is frequently used by youngsters ... anymore, but that may just reflect how infrequently I find myself positioned to overhear people of that age conversing naturally.[/nq]
I've heard it recently from late-teenagers, so it's still in use. I'm not sure exactly what it's supposed to mean, but your non-specific "bad" is certa

[nq:1]- I was at this party and it was really gay. Questioning revealed that 'gay' was being used to mean peculiar, unusual,queer.[/nq]
An unusual party? That doesn't make much sense. Gay doesn't mean unusual; it means bad, stupid, or lame. If you say, "The party was gay" that means "it sucked".

[nq:1]Although Chris decided to omit offensive racist terms from the dictionary, much of the content is of such a colourfully sexual naturethat he has added an "adults-only" warning, "even though many of the termsquoted have been used by quite young children".[/nq]
Well it's useless if it's been PC-ized.

I have teenagers (well, they're really in their early 20's now) and although I have known that phrase "that's gay" meaning "that's lame" or "that really sucks" for some time, they confirmed that it is still has the same meaning, although one should be careful these days when they say it, as some gays consider is offensive when you use it in that context. ****, I've been practically *** slapped whe

[nq:1]I have teenagers (well, they're really in their early 20's now) andalthough I have known that phrase "that's gay" meaning ... it in that context. ****, I've been practically *** slapped when I say "Hmm, that's queer" for "Hmm, that's strange".[/nq]
It's a sin. No wonder it has come to mean "bad".

(quoting something British)
[nq:1]It is hardly surprising, he says, that slang is alive and thriving with young people. "It's not only that it ... of defining the social group you belong to. Few of us over 40 can say "cool" without looking seriously nerdy.[/nq]
40, eh? In other words, old enough not to have been influenced by Happy Days and its revival of slang "cool". More evidence in sup

[nq:1]I was at this party and it was really gay. Questioning revealed that 'gay' was being used to mean peculiar, unusual,queer. Anyone else come across this?[/nq]
Funny, that is exactly what gay means to me. Not so funny, my 15 year old daughter and her friends use it to mean the same thing. I think it is just an exchange between queer and gay; queer meaning weird/odd, where queer and gay hav

[nq:1]- I was at this party and it was really gay. Questioning revealed that 'gay' was being used to mean peculiar, unusual, queer. Anyone else come across this?[/nq]
Yup, as early as late 1976 when I was in elementary school. I think as soon as "gay" started primarily meaning "homosexual" it also started being used jocularly, perhaps especially by children, to mean "peculiar".

[nq:2]- I was at this party and it was really ... to mean peculiar, unusual, queer. Anyone else come across this?[/nq]
[nq:1]Yup, as early as late 1976 when I was in elementary school. I think as soon as "gay" started primarily meaning "homosexual" it also started being used jocularly, perhaps especially by children, to mean "peculiar".[/nq]
I don't know about the UK, but over on this side

[nq:1]- I was at this party and it was really gay. Questioning revealed that 'gay' was being used to mean peculiar, unusual,queer. Anyone else come across this?[/nq]
Indeedly-doodly. Schoolkids use "gay" to mean stupid, rubbish and the like.** I hate it, but there you go. Another one of their favourite words is "sad", and I have to say it's pretty sad if young people can't grow out of using th

[nq:1]I don't know about the UK, but over on this side of the pond "gay" is frequently used by youngsters ... anymore, but that may just reflect how infrequently I find myself positioned to overhear people of that age conversing naturally.[/nq]
I've heard it recently from late-teenagers, so it's still in use. I'm not sure exactly what it's supposed to mean, but your non-specific "bad" is certa

[nq:1]- I was at this party and it was really gay. Questioning revealed that 'gay' was being used to mean peculiar, unusual,queer.[/nq]
An unusual party? That doesn't make much sense. Gay doesn't mean unusual; it means bad, stupid, or lame. If you say, "The party was gay" that means "it sucked".

[nq:1]Although Chris decided to omit offensive racist terms from the dictionary, much of the content is of such a colourfully sexual naturethat he has added an "adults-only" warning, "even though many of the termsquoted have been used by quite young children".[/nq]
Well it's useless if it's been PC-ized.

I have teenagers (well, they're really in their early 20's now) and although I have known that phrase "that's gay" meaning "that's lame" or "that really sucks" for some time, they confirmed that it is still has the same meaning, although one should be careful these days when they say it, as some gays consider is offensive when you use it in that context. ****, I've been practically *** slapped whe

[nq:1]I have teenagers (well, they're really in their early 20's now) andalthough I have known that phrase "that's gay" meaning ... it in that context. ****, I've been practically *** slapped when I say "Hmm, that's queer" for "Hmm, that's strange".[/nq]
It's a sin. No wonder it has come to mean "bad".

(quoting something British)
[nq:1]It is hardly surprising, he says, that slang is alive and thriving with young people. "It's not only that it ... of defining the social group you belong to. Few of us over 40 can say "cool" without looking seriously nerdy.[/nq]
40, eh? In other words, old enough not to have been influenced by Happy Days and its revival of slang "cool". More evidence in sup

[nq:1]I was at this party and it was really gay. Questioning revealed that 'gay' was being used to mean peculiar, unusual,queer. Anyone else come across this?[/nq]
Funny, that is exactly what gay means to me. Not so funny, my 15 year old daughter and her friends use it to mean the same thing. I think it is just an exchange between queer and gay; queer meaning weird/odd, where queer and gay hav

[nq:1]- I was at this party and it was really gay. Questioning revealed that 'gay' was being used to mean peculiar, unusual, queer. Anyone else come across this?[/nq]
Yup, as early as late 1976 when I was in elementary school. I think as soon as "gay" started primarily meaning "homosexual" it also started being used jocularly, perhaps especially by children, to mean "peculiar".

[nq:2]- I was at this party and it was really ... to mean peculiar, unusual, queer. Anyone else come across this?[/nq]
[nq:1]Yup, as early as late 1976 when I was in elementary school. I think as soon as "gay" started primarily meaning "homosexual" it also started being used jocularly, perhaps especially by children, to mean "peculiar".[/nq]
I don't know about the UK, but over on this side

[nq:1]- I was at this party and it was really gay. Questioning revealed that 'gay' was being used to mean peculiar, unusual,queer. Anyone else come across this?[/nq]
Indeedly-doodly. Schoolkids use "gay" to mean stupid, rubbish and the like.** I hate it, but there you go. Another one of their favourite words is "sad", and I have to say it's pretty sad if young people can't grow out of using th

[nq:1]I don't know about the UK, but over on this side of the pond "gay" is frequently used by youngsters ... anymore, but that may just reflect how infrequently I find myself positioned to overhear people of that age conversing naturally.[/nq]
I've heard it recently from late-teenagers, so it's still in use. I'm not sure exactly what it's supposed to mean, but your non-specific "bad" is certa

[nq:1]- I was at this party and it was really gay. Questioning revealed that 'gay' was being used to mean peculiar, unusual,queer.[/nq]
An unusual party? That doesn't make much sense. Gay doesn't mean unusual; it means bad, stupid, or lame. If you say, "The party was gay" that means "it sucked".

[nq:1]Although Chris decided to omit offensive racist terms from the dictionary, much of the content is of such a colourfully sexual naturethat he has added an "adults-only" warning, "even though many of the termsquoted have been used by quite young children".[/nq]
Well it's useless if it's been PC-ized.

I have teenagers (well, they're really in their early 20's now) and although I have known that phrase "that's gay" meaning "that's lame" or "that really sucks" for some time, they confirmed that it is still has the same meaning, although one should be careful these days when they say it, as some gays consider is offensive when you use it in that context. ****, I've been practically *** slapped whe

[nq:1]I have teenagers (well, they're really in their early 20's now) andalthough I have known that phrase "that's gay" meaning ... it in that context. ****, I've been practically *** slapped when I say "Hmm, that's queer" for "Hmm, that's strange".[/nq]
It's a sin. No wonder it has come to mean "bad".

(quoting something British)
[nq:1]It is hardly surprising, he says, that slang is alive and thriving with young people. "It's not only that it ... of defining the social group you belong to. Few of us over 40 can say "cool" without looking seriously nerdy.[/nq]
40, eh? In other words, old enough not to have been influenced by Happy Days and its revival of slang "cool". More evidence in sup