f*ggot

English

Alternative forms

• f@ggot, fggot

Etymology

Substitution of the first vowel with an asterisk * (“used to censor sections of obscene or profane words”).

Noun

f*ggot (plural f*ggots)

1. Censored spelling of faggot (“a gay man”).
   • 1993 January 8, Julie Petersen, “A Public Apology”, in rec.music.gdead‎^[1] (Usenet):

     You can't include name-calling in the category of violence. There is a VERY big difference between calling someone a Nazi, or a motherf*cker, or even a n*gger f*ggot (if you feel you must), and sticking that person with a knife or hitting him with tear gas and night sticks.

   • 1998 October 20, Rob Arch Ward, “Regarding reationaries' handling of Matthew Shepherd's murder”, in alt.radio.talk.dr-laura‎^[2] (Usenet):

     You would never be so foolish as to call a black man a "n*gger", so therefore you will never be so foolish as to call a homosexual man a "f*ggot" in our very tolerant city.

   • 2009 July 26, poeticnerd, Twitter‎^[3]:

     Lil wayne just dropped even lower on my list for calling michael jackson a f*ggot...what disrespect he has shown

   • 2023 December 10, iDREWit, Twitter‎^[4]:

     I've been called a f*ggot, & I act like a girl, since the age of 5/6... fast forward to today.. They all are missing their side tooth & look like goblins

See also

• f*g
• f@g