faggy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈfæɡi/
- (General-American) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English faggotclip. English fag Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English faggy From fag + -y.
Meanings
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(derogatory, informal, offensive, vulgar) Effeminate; homosexual; gay.
Nat Hanmer was sitting on the floor beside him, and his warm thigh was pressed against his own. There was something charmingly faggy about Nat tonight. He nodded and smiled into Nick's eyes as he was talking.
2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 3, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN:i love the environment and nature but in a cool way not a faggy liberal way
2026 March 7, @churrascooooo, X:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| faggiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| faggier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |