Comments on: The deep roots of gaiety http://blog.oup.com/2012/02/word-origin-roots-gay/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Fri, 24 May 2013 00:55:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: OUPblog » Blog Archive » Dudes, dandies, swells, and mashers http://blog.oup.com/2012/02/word-origin-roots-gay/#comment-267005 OUPblog » Blog Archive » Dudes, dandies, swells, and mashers Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:31:23 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=20998#comment-267005 [...] Whig) that are later adopted by the ridiculed group. Something similar also happened to the word gay. Despite some obscure references to British music halls, dude seems to be an American coinage, for [...] [...] Whig) that are later adopted by the ridiculed group. Something similar also happened to the word gay. Despite some obscure references to British music halls, dude seems to be an American coinage, for [...]

]]> By: OUPblog » Blog Archive » Monthly Gleanings, February 2012, part 2 http://blog.oup.com/2012/02/word-origin-roots-gay/#comment-253743 OUPblog » Blog Archive » Monthly Gleanings, February 2012, part 2 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:32:06 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=20998#comment-253743 [...] Gay “rubbish.” The word gay was (and, unfortunately, is) a common term of abuse among young males. This is the origin of the slang sense our correspondent is asking about. Compare: gay stuff “cheap, second-rate stuff.” I have often heard such phrases from boys aged thirteen and older. [...] [...] Gay “rubbish.” The word gay was (and, unfortunately, is) a common term of abuse among young males. This is the origin of the slang sense our correspondent is asking about. Compare: gay stuff “cheap, second-rate stuff.” I have often heard such phrases from boys aged thirteen and older. [...]

]]> By: My Wandering Vagina is so Gay | All That Appears http://blog.oup.com/2012/02/word-origin-roots-gay/#comment-251054 My Wandering Vagina is so Gay | All That Appears Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:33:09 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=20998#comment-251054 [...] I’ve never referenced the etymology of that particular American English adjective. “The Deep Roots of Gaiety” is an etymology blog post by renowned Germanic philologist Anatoly Liberman, whom, I [...] [...] I’ve never referenced the etymology of that particular American English adjective. “The Deep Roots of Gaiety” is an etymology blog post by renowned Germanic philologist Anatoly Liberman, whom, I [...]

]]> By: John Cowan http://blog.oup.com/2012/02/word-origin-roots-gay/#comment-249055 John Cowan Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:51:05 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=20998#comment-249055 The <i>Beggar's Opera</i> was produced by John Rich, and its success, we are told, made Rich gay and Gay rich. The city of New York, it seems, spends quite a bit replacing the street signs on Gay St. in Greenwich Village. For some reason, people keep stealing them. The Beggar’s Opera was produced by John Rich, and its success, we are told, made Rich gay and Gay rich.

The city of New York, it seems, spends quite a bit replacing the street signs on Gay St. in Greenwich Village. For some reason, people keep stealing them.

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