English Explanatory Dictionary

gay cancer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).

Word forms

gay cancer

Etymology

From gay (“homosexual”) + cancer (“disease”). From the fact that HIV/AIDS was in its beginnings very disproportionately found in homosexual men. The word “cancer” from the analogy with a suddenly emerging, highly feared and highly lethal disease.

Synonyms

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome AIDS 4H disease gay cancer gay plague gay-related immunodeficiency GRID acquired immune deficiency syndrome
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