English Explanatory Dictionary

-fag

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Suffix that forms pejorative nouns, generally referring to specific types of people and sometimes used ironically or even affectionately.

Word forms

-fag -friend -fren -frog

Etymology

From fag (“homosexual man, annoying person, etc.”); compare -man. Popularized on the 4chan online community (see also Christopher "Moot" Poole's tripcode of #faggot). First attested in c. early 2000s. For similar semantic drift in slang from derogatory to neutral, ironic or affectionate, compare some senses of bugger, cunt, etc.

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