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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FAGGOT

From Old French, perhaps from Greek phakelos bundle.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FAGGOT

faggot  [ˈfæɡət] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FAGGOT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Faggot is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb faggot in English.

WHAT DOES FAGGOT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Faggot

Faggot, faggots, or faggoting may refer to: ▪ faggot or fagot, branch or twig, or bundle of these ▪ Fascine, bundle of brushwood used in civil and military engineering ▪ Fasces, ancient symbol of an axe bound in a bundle of rods ▪ Faggot, archaic unit of measurement for bundles of sticks ▪ Death by burning, metonymically referred to by the faggots which fuel the fire ▪ Ashen faggot, Christmas wassail tradition in the West Country of England ▪ a discarded cigarette end...

Definition of faggot in the English dictionary

The first definition of faggot in the dictionary is a bundle of sticks or twigs, esp when bound together and used as fuel. Other definition of faggot is 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. Faggot is also a ball of chopped meat, usually pork liver, bound with herbs and bread and eaten fried.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FAGGOT

PRESENT

Present
I faggot
you faggot
he/she/it faggots
we faggot
you faggot
they faggot
Present continuous
I am faggoting
you are faggoting
he/she/it is faggoting
we are faggoting
you are faggoting
they are faggoting
Present perfect
I have faggoted
you have faggoted
he/she/it has faggoted
we have faggoted
you have faggoted
they have faggoted
Present perfect continuous
I have been faggoting
you have been faggoting
he/she/it has been faggoting
we have been faggoting
you have been faggoting
they have been faggoting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I faggoted
you faggoted
he/she/it faggoted
we faggoted
you faggoted
they faggoted
Past continuous
I was faggoting
you were faggoting
he/she/it was faggoting
we were faggoting
you were faggoting
they were faggoting
Past perfect
I had faggoted
you had faggoted
he/she/it had faggoted
we had faggoted
you had faggoted
they had faggoted
Past perfect continuous
I had been faggoting
you had been faggoting
he/she/it had been faggoting
we had been faggoting
you had been faggoting
they had been faggoting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will faggot
you will faggot
he/she/it will faggot
we will faggot
you will faggot
they will faggot
Future continuous
I will be faggoting
you will be faggoting
he/she/it will be faggoting
we will be faggoting
you will be faggoting
they will be faggoting
Future perfect
I will have faggoted
you will have faggoted
he/she/it will have faggoted
we will have faggoted
you will have faggoted
they will have faggoted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been faggoting
you will have been faggoting
he/she/it will have been faggoting
we will have been faggoting
you will have been faggoting
they will have been faggoting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would faggot
you would faggot
he/she/it would faggot
we would faggot
you would faggot
they would faggot
Conditional continuous
I would be faggoting
you would be faggoting
he/she/it would be faggoting
we would be faggoting
you would be faggoting
they would be faggoting
Conditional perfect
I would have faggot
you would have faggot
he/she/it would have faggot
we would have faggot
you would have faggot
they would have faggot
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been faggoting
you would have been faggoting
he/she/it would have been faggoting
we would have been faggoting
you would have been faggoting
they would have been faggoting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you faggot
we let´s faggot
you faggot
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to faggot
Past participle
faggoted
Present Participle
faggoting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FAGGOT


ablegate
æbˈlɛɡət
bigot
ˈbɪɡət
boggart
ˈbɒɡət
braggart
ˈbræɡət
ergot
ˈɜːɡət
fagot
ˈfæɡət
ingot
ˈɪŋɡət
lingot
ˈlɪŋɡət
loggat
ˈlɒɡət
macroaggregate
ˌmækrəʊˈæɡrɪɡət
maggot
ˈmæɡət
nondelegate
ˌnɒnˈdɛlɪɡət
Piggott
ˈpɪɡət
spigot
ˈspɪɡət
subaggregate
sʌbˈæɡrɪɡət
theologate
θɪˈɒləɡət
yoghurt
ˈjɒɡət
yogurt
ˈjəʊɡət

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FAGGOT

faffy
Fafnir
fag
fag end
fag hag
fagaceous
fagged
fagged out
faggery
fagging
faggot vote
faggoting
faggotry
faggoty
faggy
fagin
fagot
fagoting
fagottist
fagotto

WORDS THAT END LIKE FAGGOT

apple maggot
argot
begot
cagot
escargot
forgot
gigot
got
have got
magot
misbegot
saligot
Turgot
unbegot
unforgot

Synonyms and antonyms of faggot in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FAGGOT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «faggot» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of faggot

Translation of «faggot» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FAGGOT

Find out the translation of faggot to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of faggot from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «faggot» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

柴草
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

faggot
570 millions of speakers

English

faggot
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

होमोसेक्सुअल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وطي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

педик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

viado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লাঠি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fagot
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fagot
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tunte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ホモ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

호모
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fagot
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bó củi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கட்டுடல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फॅगॉट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ibne
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fascina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pedale
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

педик
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fagot
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πούστης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

faggot
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

faggot
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

faggot
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of faggot

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FAGGOT»

The term «faggot» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.805 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FAGGOT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «faggot» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «faggot» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about faggot

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FAGGOT»

Discover the use of faggot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to faggot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rope & faggot: a biography of Judge Lynch
In 1926, Walter White, assistant secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, broke the story of a horrific lynching in Aiken, South Carolina, in which three African Americans were murdered while more than ...
Walter Francis White, Kenneth Robert Janken, 2002
2
Faggots
Larry Kramer's Faggots has been in print since its original publication in 1978 and has become one of the best-selling novels about gay life ever written.
Larry Kramer, 2007
3
That's Mister Faggot to You
In this hilarious follow-up to 'Alec Baldwin Doesn't Love Me', Michael Ford takes the reader further inside his queer life from the social faux pas of sending a man flowers, to owning a CD possessed by the religious right, to the perils of ...
Michael Thomas Ford, 1999
4
When Nothing Else Matters: Michael Jordan's Last Comeback
“You fucking flaming faggot,” Jordan exploded. “You don't get a foul call on a goddamn little touch foul, you fucking faggot. You don't bring that faggoty shit here. Get your goddamn ass back on the floor and play. I don't want to hear that fucking ...
Michael Leahy, 2004
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Dictionary of Newfoundland English
1936 SMITH 17 After the first day's sun it would be made up in small faggots, not more than a half-quintal to each faggot. On the second day it would be spread out . all the one way, and made up in the evening in large faggots of two quintals or ...
George Morley Story, W. J. Kirwin, John David Allison Widdowson, 1990
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Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
FAGGOT n.2 (3)/FAGGOT n.2 (5) but note comment in ety. there] fag adj. [1930s+] homosexual; pertaining to homosexuality. [FAG n.5 (1)] fag v.' [late 17C-19C] (UK Und.) to beat; thus fagging, a beating; fag the bloss, hit the wench; fag the fen, ...
Jonathon Green, 2005
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A Faggot of French Sticks, 1
A. FAGGOT. OF. FRENCH. STICKS. THE START. AT eleven o'clock of the night of the 29th of April, A. D. 1851, the London train, after two or three rejoicing whistles, reached Dover, and, in a few minutes, I was on the threshold of one — I know ...
Francis Bond Head, 1852
8
A faggot of stories for little folk
The New Year's Faggot blazed higher and higher, as though it approved of all ; and crackled as though it longed to have a tongue to speak. That was a blessed day ! John Proctor sat by the fire, moodily at times ; but the good lumps of coal ...
Philip Bennett Power, 1866
9
Rock On: An Office Power Ballad
s offensive as it may sound, there is such a thing known as “faggot stitch” and “ faggot lace stitch,” although you may get a different definition of what they are, depending on whom you ask. “Faggoting” is an old term that predates knitted lace ...
Dan Kennedy, 2012
10
A faggot of French sticks, by the author of 'Bubbles from ...
A. FAGGOT. OF. FRENCH. STICKS. THE START. AT eleven o'clock of the night of the 29th of April, a. d. 1851, the London train, after two or three rejoicing whistles, reached Dover, and, in a few minutes, I was on the threshold of one — I know ...
Francis Bond Head (sir, 1st bart.), 1852

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FAGGOT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term faggot is used in the context of the following news items.
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Op-ed: Let's Not Forget About Those Who Can't Marry — Kids
It reminded me of Val in New York, who shared, “Girls gave me the death stare ... the word 'faggot' was repeatedly whispered into my ear and ... «Advocate.com, Jul 15»
2
Black Panthers Founder Huey Newton Supported Gay Rights Back …
The terms “faggot” and “punk” should be deleted from our vocabulary, and especially we should not attach names normally designed for ... «NewNowNext, Jul 15»
3
Outfest 2015: Your Six Best Bets
Jason – a self-described faggot and whore, a brilliant raconteur with dreams of being a cabaret star – is electrifying in the documentary, but part ... «Crave Online, Jul 15»
4
Return to the beginning
... a rural scene), along with a tiny silver ornament of a sparsely clad nymph carrying a faggot of sticks and a Henry Birks & Sons carriage clock. «Millstone News, Jul 15»
5
Why Peru is a long way from same-sex marriage
The term came in handy in March when bishop Luis Bambarén called gay congressman Carlos Bruce maricón or faggot, insisting gay was not ... «Daily Xtra, Jul 15»
6
Accused attacker 'threatens' trans woman
"There was four or five of them following me around, yelling 'faggot' at me. One of them kept deliberately bumping into me. I had my ponytail ... «9news.com.au, Jul 15»
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“I stubbornly clung to the idea that I could change my voice”: Talking …
There was an early episode of Louie that seemed to come down pretty hard against using the word “faggot.” Did you try to interview him and ... «The L Magazine, Jul 15»
8
Azealia Banks on homophobia accusations: 'I am bisexual - stop'
When pushed to define the word, Banks said, "So for me, the word faggot came to me from my Mother, and it was never about a guy being gay. «Gigwise, Jul 15»
9
Gay Pride and conservative Christians face off in Seoul
in Korean. Because I understand Korean, I said 'I'm sorry, I don't know what you're talking about,' and he said 'I think you're a foreigner faggot. «SBS, Jul 15»
10
Azealia Banks denies being homophobic because she is bisexual
The rapper called Hilton a "messy faggot", later defending herself by saying: "A faggot is not a homosexual male. A faggot is any male who acts ... «NME.com, Jul 15»

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