"f@ggot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: f@ggots [plural]
Etymology: Substituting a with @ for its resemblance to the former letter. Etymology templates: {{m|mul|a}} a, {{m|en|@}} @ Head templates: {{en-noun|head=f@ggot}} f@ggot (plural f@ggots)
  1. (Internet slang) Censored spelling of faggot (“a homosexual man”). Tags: Internet Synonyms: f*ggot, fggot Related terms: f*g, f@g
    Sense id: en-f@ggot-en-noun-wZ3MT~5G Categories (other): English censored spellings, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for f@ggot meaning in English (2.4kB)

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          "ref": "1995 May 22, RingReport, “[INFO] Ring Report TV Update #117 pt.3/5”, in rec.sport.pro-wrestling (Usenet)",
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          "ref": "2005 June 27, nina, “How Stella Lost Her Groove”, in alt.gossip.celebrities (Usenet)",
          "text": "I just cant wait to see the movie. I imagine there will be a scene where the female lead channels Chris Rock and runs into the dog groomers throwing mugs screaming \"F@ggot motherfkcer, f@ggot ass f@ggot\"",
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          "ref": "2013 September 9, kellyclarkchild, Twitter",
          "text": "Kapipiranggot or kapiranggot is such an ugly word. It annoys me. It sounds like f@ggot and kulangot combined really.",
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          "ref": "2023 December 10, kelahthefairy, Twitter",
          "text": "this is so real, mine was when i was in high school my classmates called me \"f@g\" or \"f@ggot\" instead of my actual name for almost two years. it was so bad the school pastor had to step in to ban the word so instead they called me \"happy\" because gay means happy 😂😂",
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