faggot

noun

fag·​got ˈfa-gət 

plural faggots

offensive

: a gay person

—used as a term of abuse and disparagement

faggotry

ˈfa-gə-trē 

noun offensive

faggoty

ˈfa-gə-tē 

adjective offensive

Word History

Etymology

earlier and dialect, contemptuous word for a woman or child, probably from fagot entry 1

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above