Gay and Overjoyed

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Gay adjective - Indicative of or marked by high spirits or good humor.

Usage example: had a gay old time at the party

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

Overjoyed adjective - Extremely joyful.

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Gay and overjoyed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gay" instead an adjective "Overjoyed".

Edina is actually overjoyed to learn that her estranged son Serge is gay...but unfortunately he's a Straight Gay, and every bit as bookish and straitlaced as Saffron.

Source: Why Couldn't You Be Different?
She pines for him and is overjoyed when he asks her out... until he reveals he's gay and is actually trying to set her up with a friend of his.

Source: Web Comic / Yumi's Cells
Steve's mom is so deep in denial, she goes to a hardcore gay leather bar, sees a man being lead around on a leash and being from The Deep South seems overjoyed that slavery is still legal in that neighborhood.

Source: Western Animation / Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World

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Overjoyed and Gay. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/gay/overjoyed

Gay & Overjoyed. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/gay/overjoyed>.

Overjoyed or Gay. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/gay/overjoyed.

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