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faggot

¹ American  

[fag-uht] / ˈfæg ət /

noun

Slang.

1. Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a gay person, especially a gay man.

2. Offensive. a contemptible or dislikable person.

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faggot ² American  

[fag-uht] / ˈfæg ət /

noun

British.

1. fagot.

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faggot ¹ British  

/ ˈfæɡət /

noun

1. a bundle of sticks or twigs, esp when bound together and used as fuel

2. a bundle of iron bars, esp a box formed by four pieces of wrought iron and filled with scrap to be forged into wrought iron

3. a ball of chopped meat, usually pork liver, bound with herbs and bread and eaten fried

4. a bundle of anything

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verb

1. to collect into a bundle or bundles

2. needlework to do faggoting on (a garment, piece of cloth, etc)

faggot ² British  

/ ˈfæɡət /

noun

1. Often shortened to: fag.  slang a male homosexual

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Sensitive Note

The terms faggot and fag are both used with disparaging intent and are perceived as highly insulting. However, faggot (but not fag ) is sometimes used within the gay community as a positive term of self-reference.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• faggotty
  adjective
• faggoty
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of faggot

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; perhaps from faggot, a chiefly British contemptuous term for a woman; perhaps the same word as fagot

Explanation

Faggot is an offensive slang term for a gay man. Though it originally (and more harmlessly) meant "a bundle of sticks," the word faggot should be used very carefully or avoided completely. Faggot is an extremely offensive word for a homosexual (gay) man. This is word that has been used to make gay men ashamed of themselves. It may be hard to believe, but faggot also means to tie or bind together, especially a bunch of sticks. It's safe to say the insulting meaning of this word has caused other meanings to become rare.