Definition of faggot Faggot

/fæˈgʌt/ - [fatgut] - fag•got

We found 15 definitions of faggot from 7 different sources.

What does faggot mean?

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Verb

faggots, faggotting, faggotted  

faggot - fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them
  fagot
  tie down, truss, tie up, bind restrain from independence by an obligation; "He was tied down by his work"
  metallurgy the science and technology of metals
faggot - bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot; "faggot up the sticks"
  fagot, faggot up
  tie down, truss, tie up, bind restrain from independence by an obligation; "He was tied down by his work"
faggot - ornament or join (fabric) by faggot stitch; "He fagotted the blouse for his wife"
  fagot
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OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • faggot
    Offensive term for an openly, often effeminate, homosexual man.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • faggot
    Fagot, fag′ut, n. a bundle of sticks for fuel, fascines, &c.: a stick: anything like a faggot: a bundle of pieces of iron or steel cut off into suitable lengths for welding: a soldier numbered on the muster-roll, but not really existing: a voter who has obtained his vote expressly for party purposes, on a spurious or sham qualification.—adj. got up for a purpose, as in 'Faggot vote.'—v.t. to tie together.—ns. Fagg′oting, Fag′oting, a kind of embroidery in which some of the cross-threads are drawn together in the middle. [Fr. fagot, a bundle of sticks, perh. from L. fax, a torch.]

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • faggot
    A man hired at a muster to appear as a soldier. To faggot in the canting sense, means to bind: an allusion to the faggots made up by the woodmen, which are all bound. Faggot the culls; bind the men.

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  • A faggot is a kind of meatball, a traditional dish in the UK, especially the southwest of England, Wales, and the Black Country. It is made from meat off-cuts and offal, especially pork. A faggot is usually made from pig heart, liver and fatty belly meat or bacon minced together, with herbs for flavouring and sometimes breadcrumbs. The mixture is shaped in the hand into balls, wrapped round with caul (a membrane from the pig's abdomen), and baked. A similar dish, "almôndega", is traditional in Portugal.

    United States.

    Faggot (or "fag") is a derogatory term for a homosexual. A lot of people, especially homosexuals, consider it an insult. They usually prefer the term gay.

    Wood.

    A bundle of sticks, usually for firewood, can also be called a faggot.

    Other.

    In the UK, the word "fag" is also means a cigarette.

    There is a fighter aircraft called the MiG-15 Fagot.

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