What does gay friends mean?

Gay friends is a network term, which means close friends between men. In English, the English word for gay men is "gay", which is homophonic with "gay" in Cantonese, so there are Chinese derivatives of "gay" and "gay friends" (called "gay" in Cantonese).

At first, the word "gay friends" only refers to gay men, but now it is more inclined to have good male friends. Most boys will call their friends "gay friends". The word "gay friends" is limited to men, and its part-of-speech source is not suitable to describe the relationship between girls.

This word is widely used in the online world of China. Refers to those otaku who are single all the year round, have no girlfriend, and most of their hobbies are men. They have "like homosexuals!" The meaning of existence. But in fact, these geeks who call themselves gay are not really gay, but mocking themselves.

Extended data:

This word comes from Hong Kong movies in1980s, and English "Gay" is homophonic with Cantonese "base", so "base" is generally used instead of "Gay" in subtitles. Later, with the spread of homosexual ideas, the word "gay" in Cantonese was used all over China.

Now used in online buzzwords, it usually means irony or ridicule. It also means that there are loving good friends who discuss or are interested in topics together in the ACGN circle.

Gay friends is also often used to address friends on the internet, implying ambiguity and closeness. Broadly speaking, it also refers to buddies, girlfriends, comrades-in-arms, teammates in competitive games, netizens, and particularly good ambiguous friends.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-gay friends