different between gey vs ghey

English

Etymology

Originally a variant form of gay, now associated with distinct senses.

Adverb

gey (not comparable)

1. (Scotland, Ireland, Northern England) Very. [from 17th c.]
   • 1816, Sir Walter Scott, The Antiquary, Oxford University Press, 2002, p.207:

     I am nae believer in auld wives' stories about ghaists, though this is gey like a place for them - But mortal, or of the other world, here they come! - twa men and a light.

   • 2001, David Thomson, The People of the Sea: Celtic Tales of the Seal-folk, Canongate Books, p.213:

     But I'll put a gold chain around his neck, An' a gey good chain it'll be.

Adjective

gey (comparative geyer, superlative geyest)

1. (Scotland, Ireland, Northern England) Fairly good; considerable. [from 18th c.]
   • 1932, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Sunset Song, Polygon 2006 (A Scots Quair), p. 16:

     They were married next New Year's Day, and Ellison had begun to think himself a gey man in Kinraddie, and maybe one of the gentry.

Anagrams

• Egy., yeg

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From English gay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ej/

Noun

gey (definite accusative geyi, plural geyl?r)

1. A gay, a homosexual male.

   Synonym: homoseksual

Declension

Related terms

• götv?r?n (offensive). See more related terms there.

Manx

Noun

gey m

1. Eclipsed form of key.

Mutation

Scots

Alternative forms

• gye

Etymology

Alteration of English gay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e?/, /??i/

Adverb

gey (not comparable)

1. very
2. quite

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from English gay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e?/

Noun

gey (definite accusative geyi, plural geyler)

1. A gay, a homosexual male.

Declension

Synonyms

• e?cinsel
• homoseksüel

English

Adjective

ghey

1. (Internet slang, derogatory) deliberate misspelling of gay (homosexual).
   • 2002, Alan Kennedy, in fur.artwork.erotica [1]

     Like the subject says, I'm tired of rampant ghey furry porn, sorry guys, too many dicks and not enough nips and twat..

   • 2003, Mad Hatter©, in alt.alien.vampire.flonk.flonk.flonk [2]

     Sometimes ghey celebs who don't wanna look so ghey will "get married" to kinda cover it up.

   • 2005, daesfunka, in ardkor.com[3]

     Breakcore is about licking big guns, I mean about gheyness.

2. (Internet slang, derogatory) deliberate misspelling of gay (lame, uncool).
   • 1998, Herb Wilson, in alt.games.mk [4]

     Just looking for a good site to give me info about all the moves, fatality's, nudatlities (if they exist=P) so I dont have to wade through the ghey posts to find the worthwhile ones

   • 1999, Brennan Murray, in alt.games.moo2 [5]

     Don't be ghey. Go BUY it for like $15 US dollars. Order it from chips and bits, I'm sure it's cheap.

   • 2000, Frank Rizzo, in alt.games.quake3 [6]

     I said at the end of the match "See, I don't need no ghey crutch to whoop yas."

   • 2001, Daniel Gordon, in aus.cars [7]

     That is pretty ghey considering street commodores did the 160hp ? 240hp EFI V8 for around $5000

   • 2006, Tom Dean (TomTom), in rock-forums.com[8]

     How many posts left..? 998,797.. that's seriously ghey.