FAGGOT


Meaning of FAGGOT in English

[ 'fagət ]

■ noun

1》 Brit. a ball of seasoned chopped liver, baked or fried.

2》 ( US fagot ) a bundle of sticks bound together as fuel.

↘a bundle of iron rods bound together for reheating, welding, and hammering into bars.

3》 N. Amer. informal, derogatory a male homosexual.

4》 Brit. informal, dated an unpleasant or contemptible woman.

■ verb ( ~s , ~ing , ~ed ; US fagots , fagoting , fagoted ) (in embroidery) join by ~ing.

Derivatives

~y adjective

Origin

ME: from OFr. fagot , from Ital. fagotto , based on Gk phakelos 'bundle'.

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