fag tag

noun

A small loop of material on the back of a shirt, used for hanging it.

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Meanings

nounfag tag (plural fag tags)

plural fag tags

  1. A small loop of material on the back of a shirt, used for hanging it.
  2. datedderogatoryslangSuch a textile tag, or any other mark or feature on one's person or one's clothing, that allegedly labels one as gay (homosexual), especially in the notional playground lore of schoolchildren raised in a cultural milieu of anti-gay ideology.

Origin

The idea that the textile sense has been connected with the anti-gay sense since its inception may be a folk etymology.

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APA

fag tag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fag%20tag

MLA

“fag tag.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fag%20tag. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fag tag,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fag%20tag.

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