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  1. Origin of fag (meaning a cigarette in British English)

    Dec 1, 2015 · Aside from the offensive meaning, colloquial British English uses the term fag to indicate a cigarette. James has gone outside for a fag In my googling, I thought perhaps this …

  2. When did "fag" become an offensive word? - English Language

    Feb 12, 2021 · 4 I'm from Pennsylvania. With the recent threat by the Westboro Baptist Church to protest the funeral of seven children who perished in a fire, I've been thinking a lot about their …

  3. On a certain pejorative in contemporary British English

    Jul 19, 2020 · Use of fag and faggot as the term for an effeminate man has become understood as an Americanism in British English, primarily due to entertainment media use in films and …

  4. meaning - What does "fag paper" mean in this context? - English ...

    There is never more than a fag paper between them I have always understood "fags" to either refer to cigarettes or homosexuals, but what does it mean in this context?

  5. Is there a slang word for "electronic cigarettes" (e-cigarettes)?

    These e-cigarettes have been commercially available in some countries for a couple of years, the UK included. Has any slang word already been coined for them? (e-smoke? e-fag? e-dugans?)

  6. Does the word fascist share a root with the anti-gay slur f****t?

    Mar 12, 2018 · My understanding is that the word fascism comes from fasces meaning a bundle of sticks and the slur also had the meaning of a bundle of sticks. Are we looking at false friends?

  7. meaning - Why does "fishwife" mean "mean woman"? - English …

    A fishwife or fish fag is a woman who sells fish.... Fish women were notoriously loud and foul-mouthed as in the expression, To swear like a fishwife. One reason for their outspokenness is …

  8. Expression for straight male who prefers the company of gay men

    Jul 19, 2019 · We used to call women who preferred the company of gay men as "fag hags" What are straight men who prefer the company of gay men called? I found nothing on the internet, …

  9. word usage - Does 'twink' imply a specific sexuality? - English ...

    Jul 5, 2014 · I have heard lots of lesbians refer to gay guys as twinks; I have heard some straight girls (mostly falling into the fag hag category) refer to gay guys as twinks, in conversation with …

  10. Bullying terms in Kipling's "Stalky and Co." (contains spoilers)

    Oct 19, 2017 · In Rudyard Kipling's Stalky and Co. is a rather long scene when Stalky, Beetle and McTurk bully a pair of boys who have themselves been bullying a 'fag' (dated BrE usage: a …