"faggery" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-faggery.ogg
Etymology: fag + -ery Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fag|ery}} fag + -ery Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} faggery (uncountable)
  1. (UK, education, historical) The system in boarding schools whereby younger students acted as servants for older students. Tags: UK, historical, uncountable Categories (topical): Education
    Sense id: en-faggery-en-noun-pIw14T0B Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ery Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ery: 89 11 Topics: education
  2. (slang, derogatory) Homosexuality. Tags: derogatory, slang, uncountable Synonyms: faggotry
    Sense id: en-faggery-en-noun-y0lSN6o8

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