gay-shame

verb

To criticize or deride someone for being gay.

Meanings

verbgay-shame (third-person singular simple present gay-shames, present participle gay-shaming, simple past and past participle gay-shamed)

present singular third person gay-shames · participle present gay-shaming · participle past gay-shamed · past gay-shamed

  1. transitiveTo criticize or deride someone for being gay.

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

gay-shame. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gay-shame

MLA

“gay-shame.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gay-shame. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gay-shame,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gay-shame.

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