faggot

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Etymology 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.4.3 Translations

English

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Alternative spellings

• fagot

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈfæg.ət/, SAMPA: /"f{g.@t/

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old French fagot (“‘bundle of sticks’”), from Italian faggotto, diminutive of Vulgar Latin *facus, from Latin fascis (“‘bundle of wood’”). See also fag.

Noun

faggot (plural faggots)

1. (rare in US) A burning or smouldering piece of firewood.
2. (chiefly British) A bundle of sticks tied together.
3. (obsolete) Burdensome baggage.
4. (obsolete, pejorative) An old woman.
5. (pejorative, US, slang) A male homosexual.
6. (pejorative, US, slang) An annoying person.
7. (obsolete in US) The cast off end of a smoked cigarette.
8. (chiefly British) A meatball made from pork.

Synonyms

• (male homosexual): fag, fairy, poof (British), queer
• See also Wikisaurus:male homosexual
• (end of cigarette): butt

Derived terms

• fag

Translations