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Joy with the lights on and the volume up, refusing to apologize.
means A state of bright, lively cheerfulness, often festive, showy, and contagious.
from From French gai, meaning merry, which gave English gay long before it shifted meaning; gaiety kept the original sparkle.
Spelling twinAlso spelled gayety, mostly in older American texts.
Theater rootsLondon's Gaiety Theatre defined Victorian glitzy entertainment.
Faded wordUsage peaked in the 1800s, now nearly vintage.