faggot

1. 1.

   offensive term for a homosexual man

   Synonymsfagotfagfairynancepansyqueenqueerpoofpoovepouf

   Broaderhomosexual

   disparagement

2. 2.

   a bundle of sticks and branches bound together

   Synonymsfagot

   Broaderbundle

Other forms of faggot

plural

faggots·

past tense

faggotted·

present participle

faggotting·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about faggot

What does faggot mean?

faggot means "ornament or join (fabric) by faggot stitch". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in faggot?

faggot has 2 syllables: fag-got. The stress falls on "fag". In IPA it is /ˈfæɡət/.

What is another word for faggot?

Close synonyms include fagot, fagot, fagot, faggot up, fagot. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is faggot a common word?

faggot is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.