faggot

¹

[ fag-uht ]

noun

, Slang.

1. Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a gay person, especially a gay man.
2. Offensive. a contemptible or dislikable person.

faggot

²

[ fag-uht ]

noun

, British.

1. fagot.

faggot

¹

/ ˈfæɡət /

noun

1. slang.
   a male homosexual Often shortened tofag

faggot

²

/ ˈfæɡət /

noun

1. a bundle of sticks or twigs, esp when bound together and used as fuel
2. a bundle of iron bars, esp a box formed by four pieces of wrought iron and filled with scrap to be forged into wrought iron
3. a ball of chopped meat, usually pork liver, bound with herbs and bread and eaten fried
4. a bundle of anything

verb

1. to collect into a bundle or bundles
2. needlework to do faggoting on (a garment, piece of cloth, etc)

Usage Alert

The terms faggot and fag are both used with disparaging intent and are perceived as highly insulting. However, faggot (but not fag ) is sometimes used within the gay community as a positive term of self-reference.

Derived Forms

• ˈfaggoty, adjective

Other Words From

• fag·got·y fag·got·ty adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of faggot¹

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; perhaps from faggot, a chiefly British contemptuous term for a woman; perhaps the same word as fagot

Word History and Origins

Origin of faggot¹

C20: special use of faggot ¹

Origin of faggot²

C14: from Old French, perhaps from Greek phakelos bundle