Gay
Gay adjective - Having much high-spirited energy and movement.
Outrageous and gay are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Outrageous" instead an adjective "Gay".
Outrageous
Outrageous adjective - Greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation.
Gay and outrageous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gay" instead an adjective "Outrageous".
Nearby Words: outrage, outrageously
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- In the 1989 East German film Coming Out, the closeted protagonist goes to a gay bar full of men in drag and various outrageous costumes, dancing enthusiastically.
Source: Where Everybody Knows Your Flame - Camp Gay: Lord Pumphrey, to what by the standards of the time is an outrageous degree.
Source: Literature / Sharpe
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