English

Proper noun

Gayle

1. A female given name, a fanciful spelling of Gail, shortened form of Abigail.
2. (now rare) A male given name
3. A surname​.
4. A South African argot (jargon) used in South African gay and same-sex communities, primarily by Indo-European based speakers.

See also

• isiGqumo

References

• Gayle: the language of kinks and queens: A history and dictionary of gay language in South Africa, by Ken Cage, Moyra Evans, 2003, page 23, 51.

Anagrams

• agley

English

Noun

gayle ‎(uncountable)

1. Puerperal septicemia in sheep.
2. A skin lesion, accompanied by swelling, occurring in those who have handled the bodies of sheep that have died from gayle.