gayze

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ-der.

Proto-Germanic *ganhuzder.

Old Occitan gaibor.

Old French gaibor.

Middle English gay

English gay

English gaze

blend

English gayze

Blend of gay + gaze.

Noun

gayze (plural gayzes)

1. (gay slang, neologism) The prurient viewpoint or gaze of a gay person towards other men.
   • 2013, Martin Warren, “Bothersome Otherness”, in Sigrid Ellis, Michael Damian Thomas, editors, Queers Dig Time Lords‎^[1], Des Moines, I.A.: Mad Norwegian Press, →ISBN, page 140:

     Gay, male appreciation? Hello there! ¶ This gayze is nothing new; there's long been a link, both implied and explicit between and about Doctor Who and its male gay fans.