n.
Pronunciation: ' fa-g ə t
Function: noun
Etymology: earlier and dialect, contemptuous word for a woman or child, probably from 1 fagot
Date: 1914
usually disparaging : a male homosexual
– fag · got · ry \ -g ə -tr ē \ noun usually disparaging
– fag · goty \ -g ə -t ē \ adjective usually disparaging