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faggot

fag·got

UK/ˈfæɡət/ US/ˈfæɡət/ fairly common slang uk us
noun (2) verb (3)

noun

1.
2.

a bundle of sticks and branches bound together

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verb

1.

ornament or join (fabric) by faggot stitch

  • “He fagotted the blouse for his wife”
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2.

fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them

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3.

bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot

  • “faggot up the sticks”
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Origin

From Middle English fagot, from Old French fagot (“bundle of sticks”), of uncertain origin.

Phrases

  • fag break
  • fag marriage
  • faggot brief
  • faggot fucker
  • faggot iron
  • faggot marriage
  • faggot vote
  • faggot voter

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