"faggotry" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfæɡətɹi/ Audio: En-au-faggotry.ogg Forms: faggotries [plural]
Etymology: From faggot + -ry. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|faggot|ry}} faggot + -ry Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} faggotry (countable and uncountable, plural faggotries)
  1. (offensive, derogatory, vulgar, slang) The stereotypical behaviours of a faggot (male homosexual) or homosexuality in general. Tags: countable, derogatory, offensive, slang, uncountable, vulgar Translations (stereotypical behaviours of a faggot): götvərənlik (Azerbaijani), hinttiys (english: being faggot) (Finnish), hinttimäisyys (english: being like faggot) (Finnish), hintteily (english: acting like faggot) (Finnish), pédalerie (French), Geschwuchtel [neuter] (German), frociaggine [feminine] (Italian), pedalstwo [neuter] (Polish), пидорство (pidorstvo) [neuter] (Russian), пе́дерство [Cyrillic, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), педерлук [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), pederstvo n pederluk [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), mariconería [feminine] (Spanish), maricada [feminine] (Spanish), mariconeo [masculine] (Spanish), bögeri [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-faggotry-en-noun-a9eaDKCp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ry, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of 'stereotypical behaviours of a faggot': 98 2
  2. (offensive, derogatory, vulgar, slang) Contemptible actions in general. Tags: countable, derogatory, offensive, slang, uncountable, vulgar
    Sense id: en-faggotry-en-noun-08t8h2p1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gayness

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