faggotry

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/ˈfæɡətɹi/

noun

The stereotypical behaviors of a gay man or homosexuality in general.

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Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounfaggotry (countable and uncountable, plural faggotries)

plural faggotries

  1. countablederogatoryoffensiveslanguncountablevulgarThe stereotypical behaviors of a gay man or homosexuality in general.

    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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    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
  2. countablederogatoryoffensiveslanguncountablevulgarContemptible actions in general.
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    "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

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Ancient Greekφάκελος (phákelos)
  2. Vulgar Latin*facusder.?
  3. Old Frenchfagot
  4. Middle Englishfagot
  5. Englishfaggot
  6. Englishfaggotry

From faggot + -ry.

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Translations

Czech buzerantství, teploušství
  • buzerantstvístereotypical behaviors of a gay man
  • teploušstvístereotypical behaviors of a gay man
Finnish hinttiys, hinttimäisyys
  • hinttiysstereotypical behaviors of a gay man
  • hinttimäisyysstereotypical behaviors of a gay man
  • hintteilystereotypical behaviors of a gay man
French pédalerie
  • pédaleriestereotypical behaviors of a gay man
German Geschwuchtel
  • Geschwuchtelstereotypical behaviors of a gay man
Italian frociaggine
  • frociagginestereotypical behaviors of a gay man
Polish pedalstwo
  • pedalstwostereotypical behaviors of a gay man
Portuguese viadagem
  • viadagemstereotypical behaviors of a gay man
Russian пидорство
  • пидорство (pidorstvo)stereotypical behaviors of a gay man
Spanish mariconería, maricada
  • mariconeríastereotypical behaviors of a gay man
  • maricadastereotypical behaviors of a gay man
  • mariconeostereotypical behaviors of a gay man
Swedish bögeri
  • bögeristereotypical behaviors of a gay man
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APA

faggotry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faggotry

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“faggotry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faggotry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “faggotry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faggotry.

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