faggy
English
Etymology
fag + -y
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfæɡi/
- Hyphenation: fag‧gy
Adjective
faggy (comparative faggier, superlative faggiest)
- (chiefly derogatory, offensive, informal) Effeminate; homosexual; gay.
- 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 3, in The Line of Beauty, New York: Bloomsbury, OCLC 1036692193:
- Nat Hanmer was sitting on the floor beside him, and his warm thigh was pressed against his own. There was something charmingly faggy about Nat tonight. He nodded and smiled into Nick's eyes as he was talking.
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Derived terms
- fagginess
Scots
Etymology
fag (“fail from weariness, flag, falter”) + -y
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfaɡɪ]
Adjective
faggy (comparative faggier, superlative faggiest)
- tiring, wearisome