
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 …
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 …
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 …
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?
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?)
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?
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …