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Dear Charlie,

In the phrase "with gay abandon", what does "gay" mean?

– Sun Shiling, Shanghai

Charlie says:

Here, the word "gay" means "happy" or "joyful". But this is an older usage of the word. Today, "gay" is often used to describe people who fall in love with people of their own sex.
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