English

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Etymology

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gay +‎ -ling

Noun

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gayling (plural gaylings)

  1. (LGBT, slang) A young or immature gay (homosexual) person.
    Hyponym: dykeling
    • 2002, Alisa Solomon, Framji Minwalla, The Queerest Art: Essays on Lesbian and Gay Theater, page 253:
      They will gather their own gaylings and dykelings and Miss Things at the hem of their own caftans. They'll wheel the old queen out.