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Originally Posted by Catlady
In fact, in the current (11th) edition of the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, the first three definitions of the adjective "gay" have nothing to do with homosexuality:
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There's also the idea that a word which appears to be familiar will not be investigated by the same readers who would use a dictionary to look up an unfamiliar word.
Editors should understand that anticipated laziness should not be seen an obstacle. Unfamiliar usage = unfamiliar word. Dictionaries are sites of discovery, not bothersome tomes to be opened reluctantly.