Gay and Teasing

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

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

Teasing adjective - Causing irritation or annoyance.

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Gay and teasing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gay" instead an adjective "Teasing".

Nearby Words: tease, teased, teaser

On an episode of The Simpsons, Lisa invokes this trope when Nelson is teasing Bart and calls him gay.

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This episode also led into a Crowning Moment Of Heart Warming, since the brothers, instead of teasing each other as it would have been expected, actually accept the fact that the other one is gay and try to support each other.

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In The Journey Begins Cormac McLaggen makes frequent remarks about his not being gay, due to his mother's firm belief that he is and the resultant teasing by actually-gay friends.

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