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gay cancer

noun

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.

  1. derived from 𒀯𒀠𒈜
  2. learned borrowing from cancer
  3. compounded as gay cancer — “gay + cancer”

Definitions

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

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