Etymology

re-gay

Today it means: To cause (an issue, especially AIDS) to be associated once again with gay people. Full definition →

First used popularized in the 1990s
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From re- + gay.

First known use, by meaning

  • popularized in the 1990s To cause (an issue, especially AIDS) to be associated once again with gay people.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.