Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
gay death en · NOUN
Meanings
-
(derogatory, informal, uncountable) The point in time by which it is perceived that a gay man has aged beyond his attractiveness, stereotypically at age thirty or sometimes even younger.
Indeed, gay death cuts to the fear of ageing that festers somewhere in all of us.
2015 August 20, Michael Koziol, “'Gay death': They say 30 is the new 25”, in The Sydney Morning Herald:
-
(offensive, slang, uncountable) AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome).
Relateds
twink death