ETYMOLOGY, THE ROOT MEANING OF WORDS “gay” - gay (adj.) late 14c., "full of joy, merry; light-hearted, carefree;" also "wanton, lewd, lascivious" (late 12c. as a surname, Philippus de Gay), from Old French gai "joyful, happy;
DON IMUS COMMENTS TOWARDS WOMENS RUGERS BASKETBALL TEAM “THEY SOME NAPPY HEADED HOES”…. nappy (adj.) Meaning "fuzzy, kinky," used in colloquial or derogatory reference to the hair of black people, is by 1840. used of sheep, Nappiness.