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To: SeachRE who wrote (525011)	11/1/2009 4:39:04 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1587571

I did, I think he's stupid or gay. same thing

To: SeachRE who wrote (525011)	11/1/2009 4:50:14 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1587571

The online Oxford English Dictionary has recorded changes in the use of the word since its first written mention in 1310, when it meant "light-hearted, exuberantly cheerful, sportive, merry". It takes us through changes until in 1825 it has a recorded slang use meaning a woman living by prostitution. In 1935 it begins life as American slang for homosexual. But the OED also notes another change taking place in the US as early as 1978, when it becomes a description of something "Foolish, stupid, socially inappropriate or disapproved of; 'lame'." Here are the draft additions to the dictionary from 2003: 1978 G. KIMBERLY Skateboard 41 'It looks terrific on you.' 'It looks gay.' 1987 Creem Close-up Presents No. 1. 6 Your so-stupid-they're-funny captions are gay. Get into some [real] humor. 1999 T. PARKER & M. STONE Cartman's Mom is Dirty Slut in South Park Scripts: Bk. 1 150 (stage direct.) As the camera zooms in on their faces, that gay 'Near/Far' song from 'Titanic' plays. 2001 Washington Post 8 May C9 Today, they [sc. teenagers] often use gay as an adjective meaning 'stupid'... A gay movie is a stupid movie or one that makes no sense or one with a lame plot or all of those things. 2002 Independent 3 Oct. 21/3 At last the first official confirmation that the term 'gay' has now ousted 'pants' as the popular youth slang for 'naff.'