"faggy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfæɡi/ Audio: En-us-faggy.ogg [General-American] Forms: faggier [comparative], faggiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -æɡi Etymology: Etymology tree English fag Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English faggy From fag + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|fag|-y<id:adjectival>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English fag Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English faggy [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-gaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-g", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-iġ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "faggy", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="faggy"> From fag + -y. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} faggy (comparative faggier, superlative faggiest)
  1. (chiefly derogatory, offensive, informal, vulgar) Effeminate; homosexual; gay. Tags: derogatory, informal, offensive, vulgar Derived forms: faggily, fagginess

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