Gay
Gay adjective - Having much high-spirited energy and movement.
Theatrical and gay are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Theatrical" instead an adjective "Gay".
Theatrical
Theatrical adjective - Given to or marked by attention-getting behavior suggestive of stage acting.
Gay and theatrical are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gay" instead an adjective "Theatrical".
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- Polari: not exactly jive, but a mixture of pig latin, Rom and backslang very popular amongst the theatrical and gay communities in the 1950s.
Source: Jive Turkey -
In the theatrical adaptation of Kinky Boots, Don thinks that Lola/Simon is gay, but is corrected by him, and it's shown that all but one of the women in the factory find Lola more attractive than Don.
Source: Trans Equals Gay -
Due to the frequent amount of Ho Yay found in the series, several characters from Code Geass could easily be mistaken for gay due to their... theatrical... mannerisms.
Source: Camp Straight
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