gay cancer

English

Etymology

gay +‎ cancer From the appearance of extremely rare cancers in gay men; and the wastage that the disease produces, reminiscent of that from cancer.

Noun

gay cancer (uncountable)

  1. (pathology, obsolete, slang, 1980s) Synonym of AIDS (“acquired immune deficiency syndrome”)

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