Main Entry: fag·got

Pronunciation: \ˈfa-gət\

Function: noun

Etymology: earlier and dial., contemptuous word for a woman or child, probably from ¹fagot

Date: 1914

usually disparaging : a male homosexual

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

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