faggot

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noun (1)

fag·​got ˈfa-gət 

plural faggots

offensive

: a gay person

—used as a term of abuse and disparagement

faggotry

ˈfa-gə-trē 

noun offensive

faggoty

ˈfa-gə-tē 

adjective offensive

fagot

2 of 3

noun (2)

fag·​ot ˈfa-gət 

variants or faggot

: bundle: such as

a

: a bundle of sticks

b

: a bundle of pieces of wrought iron to be shaped by rolling or hammering at high temperature

fagot

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verb

variants or faggot

fagoted or faggoted; fagoting or faggoting; fagots or faggots

transitive verb

: to make a fagot (see fagot entry 1) of : bind together into a bundle

fagoted sticks

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

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

Noun (2)

Middle English fagot, from Anglo-French

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1913, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

circa 1598, in the meaning defined above