gay up

verb

To make something more appealing to the gay community e.g. by adding gay characters to a soap opera.

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Meanings

verbgay up (third-person singular simple present gays up, present participle gaying up, simple past and past participle gayed up)

present singular third person gays up · participle present gaying up · participle past gayed up · past gayed up

  1. colloquialtransitiveTo make something more appealing to the gay community e.g. by adding gay characters to a soap opera.
  2. colloquialtransitiveTo give something gay characteristics.
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APA

gay up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gay%20up

MLA

“gay up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gay%20up. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gay up,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gay%20up.

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