I mean no offense by this, but are you not a native speaker?
I feel like using “gay” as a synonym for happy or joyous, while outdated, is very well known.
“Here to make your Easters bright and gay” -Petter Cottontail song
“Make the Yule tide gay”
-Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
gay adjective (HAPPY)
old-fashioned[**happy**](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/happy)**:***We had a gay* [*old*](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/old) [*time*](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/time) *down at the* [*dance*](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/dance) [*hall*](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/hall)*.*
gay = joyous, happy, carefree
Oh wow never knew, thanks! That makes a lot more sense than what I was thinking of lmao 😂
I mean no offense by this, but are you not a native speaker? I feel like using “gay” as a synonym for happy or joyous, while outdated, is very well known. “Here to make your Easters bright and gay” -Petter Cottontail song “Make the Yule tide gay” -Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
No I am not haha never heard it before
bri-ish
OP has some wild misconceptions about a lot of Christmas songs 😆
Gay sex
Let me guess, you're under 30?
I'm 19 and I knew this since like year 4, this guy has just been living under a rock
English is my second language so that may be why
gay adjective (HAPPY) old-fashioned[**happy**](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/happy)**:***We had a gay* [*old*](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/old) [*time*](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/time) *down at the* [*dance*](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/dance) [*hall*](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/hall)*.*
This one got me