Meanings
nounfagcent (plural fagcents)
plural fagcents
- slangManner of speaking perceived as typical of a gay man, characterized by hyperarticulated sibilants, wide pitch range, breathiness, etc.
his fagcent came OUT
2024 June 10, Robertvrs, Twitter, archived from the original on 12 Aug 20241 more example
wow, my fagcent really kicked up this time!
2011 December 9, Syko Cyclone, “dance central 2 in best buy: gagan vs heather! Part 2”, in YouTube, archived from the original on 12 Aug 2024Synonyms: gay voice
Synonyms & antonyms
nounManner of speaking perceived as typical of a gay man, characterized by hyperarticulated sibilants, wide pitch range, breathiness, etc.
Similar
gay voice
Origin
- Ancient Greekφάκελος (phákelos)
- Vulgar Latin*facusder.?
- Old Frenchfagot
- Middle Englishfagot
- Englishfaggotclip.
- Englishfag
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*keh₂n-
- Proto-Indo-European*kh₂néti
- Proto-Italic*kanō
- Latincanō
- Latinaccinō
- Ancient Greekπροσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā)
- Medieval Latinaccentus
- Middle Frenchaccent
- Anglo-Normanaccent
- Middle Englishaccent
- Englishaccent
- Englishfagcent
Cite this entry
APA
fagcent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fagcent
MLA
“fagcent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fagcent. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fagcent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fagcent.
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