LarJgrip wrote:
Well I suppose it can and does mean happy for some people but the homosexual community have hijacked the word "gay" with such purpose that it has in fact taken on a whole new meaning.
However, I've noticed of late that it is being used in a different context yet again.
The young crowd today are using the word "gay" to mean ridiculous, useless or idiotic. "Lame" in other words.
just saying.
I love many of the movies from the late 30's through the early 60's. It becomes obvious quickly while watching those movies that the word "gay" has been co-opted from the vernacular of an earlier era. I have also seen it used in the context of "lame" but I doubt that usage will survive as the bully PC crowd will eventually stomp out any competition for use of the term, being they are so open mined and such.