faggot

1 of 2

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

faggot

2 of 2

noun (2)

fag·​got

variant spelling of fagot entry 1, fagot entry 2

: 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

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

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

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1913, in the meaning defined above