fagot

1. 1.

   offensive term for a homosexual man

   Synonymsfaggotfagfairynancepansyqueenqueerpoofpoovepouf

   Broaderhomosexual

   disparagement

2. 2.

   a bundle of sticks and branches bound together

   Synonymsfaggot

   Broaderbundle

Other forms of fagot

plural

fagots·

past tense

fagotted·

present participle

fagotting·

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 fagot

What does fagot mean?

fagot 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 fagot?

fagot has 2 syllables: fa-got. The stress falls on "got".

What is another word for fagot?

Close synonyms include faggot, faggot, faggot, faggot up, faggot. 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 fagot a common word?

fagot is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.