Synonyms for faggot
- noun
- British English
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A bundle of sticks or brushwood intended to be used for fuel tied together for carrying. (Some sources specify that a faggot is tied with two bands or withes, whereas a bavin is tied with just one.)
Related words
- Word family
- fag faggotish faggotize faggotry faggoty faggy faglet
- Phrases
- faggot marriage faggot voter
- Other spellings
- fagget fagot US phaggot
Forms
- Plural
- faggots → fags, pansies, queens, homosexuals…
Example sentences
- homosexual I knew you were a repressed homosexual all along.
- fag "Groomer!" "Uncalled for. I'm a fag, not a priest."
- pansy Adriano was often bullied for being a pansy.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| faggot | rising | |
| homosexual | rising | |
| fag | rising | |
| poof | rising | |
| pansy | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- kid1, fag1
- 4 letters
- duck1, poof1, pouf
- 5 letters
- queen1, fairy2, queer1, nance1, pansy2, poove
- 7 letters
- poofter
- 10 letters
- homosexual5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fairy2 = 2 syllables).