Gay and Ironic

Gay

Gay adjective - Having much high-spirited energy and movement.

Ironic and gay are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ironic" instead an adjective "Gay".

Ironic

Ironic adjective - Characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is.
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Gay and ironic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gay" instead an adjective "Ironic".

Nearby Words: irony, ironical, ironically, ironist

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  • Series / Will & Grace Ironic because Mc Cormack is straight but John Barrowman, who is gay, tested for the character of Will and was said to be "not gay enough".
  • Trans Equals Gay The narrator emphasizes the large genitals like that's part of the ironic torture element, implying a misunderstanding where the author thinks being gay means not wanting male genitalia.
  • Kind of ironic now that Jim Parsons (the guy who plays Sheldon) came out as gay in early summer 2012.
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