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In some senses, gaylord is marked as derogatory, slang, humorous, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.
gaylord
UK /ˈɡeɪˌlɔɹd/ US /ˈɡeɪˌlɔɹd/
name 5noun 4adj 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
large, ravenal
VERB + GAYLORD
address, am, back, name
GAYLORD + NOUN
bum-chum, chutney, ferret, gaylo, school, you'll
PREP.
in
Definitions
name
1
An American surname from Old French.
Why should we Gaylords be above all the others, and why should I throw away the few short minutes I have to breathe in this world, throw it away on family pride and a seven-letter name? Gaylord. Gaylord. GAYLORD. A sound like an elm tree full of katydids.
2
A male given name transferred from the surname.
Gaylord Ravenal elevated the right eyebrow and looked down his aristocratic nose at the capering little captain. "I am Gaylord Ravenal, of the Tennessee Ravenals. I failed to catch your name."
He smiled often, he could make his knuckles crack like pistol shots, and he had the courtesy to address him as Gaylord, and not by some ridiculous title of his own.
3
A small city in Smith County, Kansas, United States.
4
A city, the county seat of Otsego County, Michigan, United States.
5
A city, the county seat of Sibley County, Minnesota, United States.
noun
1
Synonym of gay: a homosexual man.
‘Gaylord!’ ¶ ‘Bum-chum!’ ¶ ‘Chutney Ferret!’
2
Term of address to any man or boy.
BINGO: You shouldn't have nicked my beers yer gaylord!
3
An effeminate or insufficiently masculine man or boy.
That bloke's got a pink t-shirt on - what a gaylord!
adj
1
Used to express dislike: lame, uncool, stupid, burdensome, contemptible, generally bad.
Back to gaylord school tomorrow.
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Why should we Gaylords be above all the others, and why should I throw away the few short minutes I have to breathe in this world, throw it away on family pride and a seven-letter name? Gaylord. Gaylo
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Gaylord Ravenal elevated the right eyebrow and looked down his aristocratic nose at the capering little captain. "I am Gaylord Ravenal, of the Tennessee Ravenals. I failed to catch your name."
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He smiled often, he could make his knuckles crack like pistol shots, and he had the courtesy to address him as Gaylord, and not by some ridiculous title of his own.
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‘Gaylord!’ ¶ ‘Bum-chum!’ ¶ ‘Chutney Ferret!’
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BINGO: You shouldn't have nicked my beers yer gaylord!
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That bloke's got a pink t-shirt on - what a gaylord!
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