gay church
n.— «The other night on Will & Grace a guy chastized another guy for acting up in the gym. He told him “You can’t do that at a gym. Gym is like gay church.”» —“Re: Ok, Hugh. You Asked For It. Guns” Usenet: misc.writing Dec. 11, 2001. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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