faggy

English

Etymology

From fag +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfæɡi/
• Hyphenation: fag‧gy

Adjective

faggy (comparative faggier, superlative faggiest)

1. (chiefly derogatory, offensive, informal) Effeminate; homosexual; gay.
   • 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 3, in The Line of Beauty […], 1st US edition, New York, N.Y.: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:

     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.

Derived terms

• fagginess

Scots

Etymology

fag (“fail from weariness, flag, falter”) +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfaɡɪ]

Adjective

faggy (comparative faggier, superlative faggiest)

1. tiring, wearisome