Meanings
alternative Gayropa
- 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
- RussianГейропа
- EnglishGayrope
Blend of gay + Europe or a possible calque of Russian Гейропа (Gejropa).
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Gayrope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gayrope
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