faggot

faggot¹ Definition

fag·got (fag′ət)

noun, transitive verb

faggot² Definition

☆ fag·got (fag′ət)

noun

Slang a male homosexual: term of contempt

Etymology: prob. extended < fag (homosexual), on the pattern of faggot

faggot² Related Forms

fag′·goty adjective

faggot Usage Examples

Converse of object

make: And so, with the panic over we returned to making faggots for tea.
cut: Behind him was a large lorry, full of oak faggots cut into neat half-metre lengths.
carry: Unable to escape her whilst carrying the faggots, they dropped them and ran.

Adjective modifier

hazel: Hazel faggots can be seen at the waterline opposite the landing stage.
lightweight: ULSA Rigging Team: Beardy, Dangerous Dennis ( CPC ) and couple of lightweight student faggots.

Preposition: on

Noun used with modifier

burning: But then the burning faggots started flying and Hearns was a goner.
brushwood: Civil Engineers Edmund Nuttall are installing reed rolls and brushwood faggots in Norfolk as part of a partnership with the Halcrow Group.
student: ULSA Rigging Team: Beardy, Dangerous Dennis ( CPC ) and couple of lightweight student faggots.

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