gay-ass humor
- noun
- Slur
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[humor ofensivo sobre personas homosexuales]
- Her gay-ass humor kept everyone laughing during the party.
Examples
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Late-night shows often feature gay-ass humor to entertain their diverse audiences.
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Some people find his gay-ass humor a bit much, but I think it's hilarious.
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I love gay-ass humor!
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His jokes are full of gay-ass humor.
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Her gay-ass humor kept everyone laughing during the party.
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Late-night shows often feature gay-ass humor to entertain their diverse audiences.
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Some people find his gay-ass humor a bit much, but I think it's hilarious.
Synonyms
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4.9
Comedy that uses clumsy falls and silly chases to make people laugh
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7.9
Funny in a silly physical way like clumsy falls and loud actions
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4.9
Funny jokes or actions that are unusual and a little strange
A way of being funny that is strange and silly
How Flamboyant
Surface Forms
Morphology
The adjective 'gay-ass' plus 'humor' composes in a straightforward way: it signals humor that is very 'gay' or flamboyant, so the basic meaning is inferable from the constituents. However, 'gay-ass' is colloquial/slang with intensifying and potentially pejorative or reclaimed pragmatic nuances and the '-ass' intensifier pattern is informal, so a B1 learner may not fully predict the connotation or register without exposure.
Etymology
Gay-ass humor may come from combining gay (meaning 'bright' or 'showy') and ass (a slang word added to mean 'very'). So gay-ass humor describes jokes that are 'loud', 'over the top', or 'cheeky'.