faggot

noun fag·got \ˈfa-gət\

Definition of FAGGOT

usually disparaging

: a male homosexual

— fag·got·ry \-gə-trē\ noun, usually disparaging

— fag·goty \-gə-tē\ adjective, usually disparaging

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earlier and dialect, contemptuous word for a woman or child, probably from ¹fagot

First Known Use: 1914

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