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Meaning of "faggotry" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FAGGOTRY

faggotry  [ˈfæɡətrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FAGGOTRY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Faggotry is 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.

WHAT DOES FAGGOTRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

faggotry

Faggot (slang)

Faggot, often shortened to fag, is a pejorative term used chiefly in North America primarily to refer to a gay man. Alongside its use to refer to gay men in particular, it may also be used as a pejorative term for a "repellent male" or a homosexual person of either gender. Its use has spread from the United States to varying extents elsewhere in the English-speaking world through mass culture, including film, music, and the Internet.

Definition of faggotry in the English dictionary

The definition of faggotry in the dictionary is a slang term for homosexuality.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FAGGOTRY


barometry
bəˈrɒmətrɪ
bigotry
ˈbɪɡətrɪ
colorimetry
ˌkʌləˈrɪmətrɪ
conservatory
kənˈsɜːvətrɪ
diffractometry
dɪˌfrækˈtɒmətrɪ
ergometry
ɜːˈɡɒmətrɪ
idolatry
aɪˈdɒlətrɪ
interferometry
ˌɪntəfɪəˈrɒmətrɪ
neuropsychiatry
ˌnjʊərəʊsaɪˈkaɪətrɪ
papeterie
ˈpæpətrɪ
perimetry
pɛˈrɪmətrɪ
podiatry
pɒˈdaiətrɪ
polarimetry
ˌpəʊləˈrɪmətrɪ
psychiatry
saɪˈkaɪətrɪ
reflectometry
ˌriːflɛkˈtɒmətrɪ
secretary
ˈsɛkrətrɪ
spirometry
spaɪˈrɒmətrɪ
undersecretary
ˌʌndəˈsɛkrətrɪ
viscometry
vɪsˈkɒmətrɪ
zealotry
ˈzɛlətrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FAGGOTRY

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE FAGGOTRY

ancestry
chemistry
country
entry
geometry
go to the country
harlotry
helotry
industry
infantry
ministry
pantry
parrotry
poetry
registry
riotry
robotry
the Black Country
the country
try

Synonyms and antonyms of faggotry in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «faggotry» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FAGGOTRY

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

Translator English - Chinese

faggotry
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mariconería
570 millions of speakers

English

faggotry
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

faggotry
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

faggotry
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

faggotry
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

homossexualidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

faggotry
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faggotry
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Faggotry
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

faggotry
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ホモ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

faggotry
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Faggotry
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

faggotry
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

faggotry
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फॅगॉगट्री
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

faggotry
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

faggotry
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

faggotry
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

faggotry
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

faggotry
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

faggotry
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

faggotry
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

faggotry
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

faggotry
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of faggotry

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FAGGOTRY»

The term «faggotry» is regularly used and occupies the 72.102 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FAGGOTRY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «faggotry» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «faggotry» 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 faggotry

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FAGGOTRY»

Discover the use of faggotry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to faggotry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Appropriating Blackness: Performance and the Politics of ...
2 MANIFEST FAGGOTRY Queering Masculinity in African American Culture No one wants to be called a homosexual. —Leo Bersani I'm afraid of gay people. Petrified. I have nightmares about gay people.—Eddie Murphy To strike the ...
E. Patrick Johnson, 2003
2
LGBT Psychology: Research Perspectives and People of African ...
Negro faggotry refers to these comedians' performance of stereotypical parody of effeminate gay men, with the conscious objective of deriding such Black gay men's existence in pursuit of a laugh from the audience (Johnson, 2003). However ...
Michele K. Lewis, Isiah Marshall, 2011
3
Out in Culture: Gay, Lesbian, and Queer Essays on Popular ...
Queen Marlon Riggs Negro faggotry is in fashion. SNAP! Turn on your television and camp queens greet you in living color. SNAP! Turn to cable and watch America's most bankable modern minstrel expound on getting "fucked in the ass" or ...
Corey K. Creekmur, Alexander Doty, 1995
4
Cornbread, Fish and Collard Greens:: Prayers, Poems & ...
Poison. Faggotry. Fire. We feed off of our environment. We drink the emotions of the pied (multi-colored) people we experience, stained by the light of their personalities. We call them friends, we call them family, lovers, cool people who spice ...
Khafre Kujichagulia Abif, 2013
5
Why are Faggots So Afraid of Faggots?: Flaming Challenges to ...
A new anthology edited by America's most outrageous queer theorist!
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, 2012
6
The F-Word 03: A Feminist Handbook for the Revolution
I'm [trying to create a space where critical engagement builds desire [injj^ omething I can barely imagine. Feminism taught me to politicize [every choice, including the ways Jin which I claim desire. I want to] [say that faggotry taught me to claim I ...
Melody Berger, 2008
7
Negotiating the Self: Identity, Sexuality, and Emotion in ...
Jonas tendedto use thelattertwo terms, andso Iasked himabout itinthecontextof his referring tohis “faggotry”: Jonas: Uhhuh, my momgets really annoyed withme when I call myselfafag,orI refer to my faggotry— Kate: [Laughs.] Your“faggotry.
Kate Evans, 2013
8
African Americans on Television: Race-ing for Ratings
The Birth of La-La: Negro Faggotry's Evolution into the Black Gay Man After writing the Shakespeare Mysteries, Charlaine Harris released her first book in the Sookie Stackhouse novel series, Dead until Dark. Dead until Dark won Harris the  ...
David J. Leonard, Lisa Guerrero, 2013
9
The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and ...
25, 1969 faggotry noun male homosexuality; male homosexual practices US, 1970 • But the life-cry of that love has long since hissed away into no more than this idle and bitchy faggotry. — Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow, p. 616, 1973 ...
Tom Dalzell, 2008
10
Homownership:
HOW. TO. HOLD. TITLE,. YOUR. ROYAL. FAGGOTRY. “Holding Title,” gives you special rights, importance and honor in a property. It proves that you are the current, rightful owner lock, stock and barrel. It proves that no individual or ...
Mark Murphy, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FAGGOTRY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term faggotry is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Covering Stonewall: Journalism Before the Rainbow
"Limp wrists were forgotten," Truscott wrote, using words such as "faggot" and "faggotry," which enraged gay activists. Anger at the pieces ran ... «Advocate.com, Jun 15»
2
Trans-Feminine Poet Alok Vaid-Menon on Transmisogyny: 'Women …
“I think there's this hierarchy that gets drawn between flamboyant faggotry or queer femininities or trans femininities as being inferior or less ... «Styleite, Jun 15»
3
Sampson: More Than Laughs
He's also penned two books: Taboo Village: A Perspective on Being Gay In Black America and Ebonics Faggotry. “My mother hated the fact that ... «Out Magazine, Jun 15»
4
The Outrageous Dynasty Handbag Returns to San Francisco
It might like a Mr. Rogers kind of thing, following in the blazing queer steps and faggotry of Pee-wee Herman. That will probably also be all ... «KQED, Jun 15»
5
Our Top 10 Pride Picks
This year Blow Pony Pride features Hi Fashion, Mykki Blanco, and an array of extreme faggotry they are keeping secret until the night of. «The Portland Mercury, Jun 15»
6
SVA Outside of NYC: Exhibitions by Andrew Brischler, Amy Elkins …
Also included are a host of smaller-sized works, entitled “Punk & Faggotry,” and five large-scale mixed media paintings. Brischler often uses ... «SVA Close Up, Jun 15»
7
English Nazis Held a 'White Man March' Over the Weekend
We are worse" and "Faggotry Forbidden." It seems weird that some Polish nationalists would be hanging out with the devotees of a man who ... «VICE, Mar 15»
8
Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy
For some of the group's history, too, political capers (and “moral faggotry” more generally) were suspect. Coleman declines to cast Anonymous ... «Truthdig, Mar 15»
9
Azealia Banks Calls Out Gay Male Misogyny, Defends Her Use of …
Listen, I didn't say all gay men are faggots; I said Perez Hilton is a faggot, so don't try and bring the rest of the gays down with your faggotry.”. «Towleroad, Feb 15»
10
Greece: The First Days Of A Left-Wing Government
Another prominent member of Kamenos' party accused the prime minister of Luxemburg of establishing the union of 'European Faggotry' and ... «New Matilda, Jan 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Faggotry [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/faggotry>. Apr 2024 ».
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