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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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adj
Used to express dislike: lame, uncool, stupid, burdensome, contemptible, generally bad.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, humorous, slang
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name
An American surname from Old French.
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name
A male given name transferred from the surname, popular in the 20th century until the 1960s.
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name
Numerous places in the United States:
A city in Smith County, Kansas.
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name
Numerous places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Otsego County, Michigan.
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name
Numerous places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Sibley County, Minnesota.
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name
Numerous places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon.
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name
Numerous places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Clarke County, Virginia.
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noun
Synonym of gay: a homosexual man.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, humorous, slang
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noun
An effeminate or insufficiently masculine man or boy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, humorous, slang
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noun
A term of address for any man or boy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, humorous, slang
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noun
A large carton that fits on a pallet, used for transporting goods.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US
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History
Compound of gay + lord under influence of the name Gaylord, suggested to originate in Jamaican slang.
Derived from the Old French surname Gaillard (from gaillard (“strong”)), via Anglo-Norman. Compare Spanish Gallardo (from gallardo (“dashing, strapping, gallant”). Shaped by folk etymology into gay + lord.
Genericized trademark of the Gaylord Container Corporation, a manufacturer of packaging materials, itself from the surname Gaylord.
