Gayrope

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proper noun

Europe, regarded as excessively liberal or LGBTQ-friendly.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Gayropa

  1. derogatoryslangEurope, regarded as excessively liberal or LGBTQ-friendly.

    Some of the most common messages made reference to the term Gayrope (a play on the words “gay” and “Europe”), the preservation of the nuclear family, traditional values, gender ideology and the idea that LGBTQ+ people are a social disease.

    2023 March 12, Javier Caballero, “‘Gayrope’: This is how Russia uses disinformation against the LGBTQ+ community to attack democracies”, in EL PAÍS

Origin

  1. RussianГейропа
  2. EnglishGayrope

Blend of gay + Europe or a possible calque of Russian Гейропа (Gejropa).

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APA

Gayrope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gayrope

MLA

“Gayrope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gayrope. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gayrope,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gayrope.

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