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faggot

noun
fag·​got | \ˈfa-gət \

Definition of faggot 

offensive

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

Other Words from faggot

faggotry \ ˈfa-​gə-​trē \ noun slang, offensive
faggoty \ ˈfa-​gə-​tē \ adjective slang, offensive

First Known Use of faggot

1914, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for faggot

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

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fagin

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