Gay Nineties
Americanplural noun
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The Kaufman and James recordings sound more like something out of the buttoned-up Gay Nineties than the libertine Roaring ’20s or the Big Band Era.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
In particular, I keep thinking about the fate of Bill’s Gay Nineties.
From Time ● Jan. 10, 2013
BILL’S John DeLucie is creating a classic American grill in the former Bill’s Gay Nineties.
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2012
It was called “The Gay Nineties of Maplewood.”
From Washington Post
It was a picture of a Gay Nineties couple on a bicycle built for two.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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