faggot

Noun · Verb

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. offensive term for an openly homosexual manSynonyms: fagotfagfairynancepansyqueenqueerpoofpoovepouf
  2. a bundle of sticks and branches bound togetherSynonyms: fagot

Verb (3)

  1. ornament or join (fabric) by faggot stitch“He fagotted the blouse for his wife”Synonyms: fagot
  2. fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld themSynonyms: fagot
  3. bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot“faggot up the sticks”Synonyms: fagotfaggot up
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

faggot \fag"got\ (f[a^]g"[u^]t), n. [perh. from fagot[5], a shriveled old woman.] a male homosexual; -- always used disparagingly and considered offensive. [Slang, disparaging]

Syn: fagot, fag, fairy, pansy, queer, poof, poove, pouf. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

2.a bundle of sticks and branches bound together; -- same as fagot[1].

Syn: fagot. [WordNet 1.5]

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