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Faggot

Faggot, often shortened to fag, is a slur in the English language used to refer to gay men. The slur is also sometimes indiscriminately used against other members of the LGBTQ community, and has also seen extended use in American youth culture beginning around the turn of the 21st century as a broader reaching insult more related to masculinity and group…

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Etymology
From French fagot, faget
Meaning
Queer or homosexual people (pejorative)
Part of speech
Noun
Pronunciation
/ˈfæɡət/

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Faggot

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related to Usage by youth · 16
Faggot → American, As Pascoe, Because, Dude, Fag, High School, In, It, Masculinity, One-third, Pascoe, Pascoe's, Rather, Sexuality, Through, You're
related to Use in the United Kingdom · 16
Faggot → Americanism, British English, Commons, English-speaking, House, In, In British English, Marshall-Andrews, November, Originally, The, UK, United States, US, Use, When Labour MP Bob
related to Early printed use · 14
Faggot → All, Common Usages, Criminal Slang, Fags, Fairies, Hellyer's, Homeless Man, Jackson, Nels Anderson, Some Examples, The, The Hobo, The Sociology, Vocabulary
related to Use in popular culture · 8
Faggot → Hollywood, Jeffrey Friedman's, Rob Epstein, Speak, The Celluloid Closet, The Think Before You, There, Vito Russo's
related to Etymology · 7
Faggot → Criminal Slang, It, Its, Nels Anderson, The, The Hobo, Vocabulary
related to Further reading · 7
Faggot → Alyson Books, Ford, Further Trials, Michael Thomas, My Queer Life, That's Mr, You
related to External links · 2
Faggot → How, The Straight Dope
Etymology · 1
Faggot → From French fagot, faget
Meaning · 1
Faggot → Queer or homosexual people (pejorative)
Part of speech · 1
Faggot → Noun

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FaggotEtymologyFrom French fagot, faget1.00infobox
FaggotMeaningQueer or homosexual people (pejorative)1.00infobox
FaggotPart of speechNoun1.00infobox
FaggotPronunciation/ˈfæɡət/1.00infobox
Faggotrelated to Early printed useThe0.60section
Faggotrelated to Early printed useJackson0.60section
Faggotrelated to Early printed useHellyer's0.60section
Faggotrelated to Early printed useVocabulary0.60section
Faggotrelated to Early printed useCriminal Slang0.60section
Faggotrelated to Early printed useSome Examples0.60section
Faggotrelated to Early printed useCommon Usages0.60section
Faggotrelated to Early printed useAll0.60section

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