faggotry en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈfæɡətɹi/
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek φάκελος (phákelos)der. Vulgar Latin *facusder.? Old French fagotbor. Middle English fagot English faggot Middle English -re, -ri, -rie, -ry, -rye English -ry English faggotry From faggot + -ry.
Meanings
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(countable, derogatory, offensive, slang, uncountable, vulgar) The stereotypical behaviors of a gay man or homosexuality in general.
The exploitation of brutality and terror is blatantly apparent. The homosexual element lies somewhat deeper. It is not — at least, not importantly — in the obvious faggotry of men kissing one another and saying 'I love you,' […]
1948 November, G[ershon] Legman, “The Psychopathology of the Comics”, in Neurotica, number 3, page 18:Nevertheless we have also observed that rebellion ignored soon falls flat, and most of these "social rebels" see the folly of their faggotry in time.
1962 December, Richard Mayer, “Can We Change Our Swishy Brothers?”, in Mattachine Review, volume VIII, number 11 [misprint for 12], Los Angeles: Mattachine Society, →ISSN, page 35, column 1:
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(countable, derogatory, offensive, slang, uncountable, vulgar) Contemptible actions in general.
"I was part of a music forum. We used to make techno-collabs with heavy sampling." He admitted. […] "The samples were all from anime and old FDR speeches..." […] Gerry stopped, and grabbed a nearby tree for support, cackling like a madman. "I can't stop! I can't...Phil help...I'm trapped in the vortex of your faggotry."
2018, Samuel Eddy, Prima Materia:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| faggotries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
egofaggotry · niggatry · furfaggotry
Synonyms
Translations (19)
es mariconería (stereotypical behaviors of a gay man) · fr pédalerie (stereotypical behaviors of a gay man) · pl pedalstwo (stereotypical behaviors of a gay man) · fi hintteily (stereotypical behaviors of a gay man) · it frociaggine (stereotypical behaviors of a gay man) · fi hinttimäisyys (stereotypical behaviors of a gay man) · cs buzerantství (stereotypical behaviors of a gay man) · ru пидорство (stereotypical behaviors of a gay man) · pt viadagem (stereotypical behaviors of a gay man) · es maricada (stereotypical behaviors of a gay man) · sh педерлук (stereotypical behaviors of a gay man) · sh pederstvo n pederluk (stereotypical behaviors of a gay man) · az götvərənlik (stereotypical behaviors of a gay man) · cs teploušství (stereotypical behaviors of a gay man) · sh пе́дерство (stereotypical behaviors of a gay man) · fi hinttiys (stereotypical behaviors of a gay man) · de Geschwuchtel (stereotypical behaviors of a gay man) · es mariconeo (stereotypical behaviors of a gay man) · sv bögeri (stereotypical behaviors of a gay man)