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gallic

/ˈɡælɪk/

adjective

What it means

  1. not comparableOf, pertaining to, or derived from galls.
  2. not comparablechemistryOf or pertaining to gallic acid or its derivatives.

In a sentence

This dislocation of gender roles in popular entertainment seems to have started with La Cage Aux Folles. This Gallic drag remake of You Can't Take It With You was a huge success at the box office while managing to present gay characters as comic though never foolish.

1983 February 12, Michael Bronski, “Tootsie and the Gender Benders”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 29, page 13

Where it comes from

From gall + -ic.

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