English Explanatory Dictionary

Gayreek

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An individual from Greece or of Greek descent.

Word forms

Gayreek Gayreeks

Etymology

Blend of gay + Greek. Used by Albanian and Turkish nationalists, to suggest that Greeks are homosexual, by referring to the alleged prevalence of homosexuality in Ancient Greece.

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