First Known Use: 1914
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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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Origin of FAGGOT
earlier and dialect, contemptuous word for a woman or child, probably from 1fagot
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