Gay
Gay adjective - Indicative of or marked by high spirits or good humor.
Usage example: had a gay old time at the party
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Riggs: [smiling] That's because we're not gay.
- Stepford Smiler: Richard makes sure to keep a smiling face around the rest of the cast Straight Gay: Timothy, with the older Richard as his Love Interest Team Mom: Argueably, Richard counts as this, at least until Karen is introduced.
Source: Webcomic / Led By A Mad Man - In what can only be described as something straddling the line between a Ship Tease and full-blown Word of Gay, Adventure Time writer Thomas Herpich once drew a picture of the Lemongrabs smiling and hugging each other... while butt naked◊.
Source: Ship Tease / Western Animation
Cite this Source
Smiling and Gay. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/gay/smiling
Gay & Smiling. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/gay/smiling>.
Smiling or Gay. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/gay/smiling.
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