Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - gay

adj. & n. --adj. 1 light-hearted and carefree; mirthful. 2 characterized by cheerfulness or pleasure (a gay life). 3 brightly coloured; showy, brilliant (a gay scarf). 4 colloq. a homosexual. b intended for or used by homosexuals (a gay bar). Usage Generally informal in use, but favoured by homosexuals with ref. to themselves. 5 colloq. dissolute, immoral. --n. colloq. a homosexual, esp. male. Phrases and idioms Gay Liberation the advocacy of homosexuals' freedom from social discrimination. Derivatives gayness n. Etymology: ME f. OF gai, of unkn. orig.