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faggot

noun fag·got \ ˈfa-gət \

offensive

—used as an insulting and contemptuous term for a male homosexual

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faggotry

play \ˈfa-gə-trē\ noun, slang, offensive

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faggoty

play \ˈfa-gə-tē\ adjective, slang, offensive

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Origin and Etymology of faggot

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

First Known Use: 1914

in the meaning defined above

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