a-gay
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Meaning · English
An A-list gay; an affluent, well-connected, upwardly mobile gay man or woman.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
The A-Gays could talk about whoever was tooting coke in the bathroom.
The B-Gays, being largely decorative, were not expected to talk.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “a-gay” mean?
An A-list gay; an affluent, well-connected, upwardly mobile gay man or woman.
Is “a-gay” formal or informal?
a-gay is generally slang.