Gays against fags

Green's Dictionary of Slang [8]. Only use these terms if someone self-describes in this way, and enclose in quotation marks to indicate this. More often used as a now widely recognised term of affection between gay men, though more likely as a friendly term than as a romantic one.

Widely used in this way in the UK, inoffensive. There are many variations of this term used for queer people across the 20th century and across different regions, inlcuding bowl of fruit, fruitcake, fruit-eater, fruitloop, and fruit-picker. Now mostly obsolete.

Not to be confused with other meanings: "Fag" is also British English slang for a cigarette. Should not be confused with the game of the same name, which involves throwing beanbags into a hole in a wooden platform. Mostly appeared originally in s-onwards in informal dictionaries of slang, which were not always reliable.

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Associates gay men with misogynistic ideas of femininity; implies weakness, unthreateneaning appearance, cowardliness. Synonyms: Bathsheba composition between bathroom and Sheba to create a name reminiscent of the Queen of ShebaGhost 50s, ghost, because they wander the corridors of the bathroom.

The content of the Chew glossary can be distressing - there are many words documented here that are offensive. Please take care when using the glossary. Cannot corroborate from other sources. All of these terms are offensive and should never be replicated unless a necessary part of a title or other identifier, in which case enclose in quotation marks to indicate this.

This section contains many abhorrent and harmful terms, as well as reclaimed slurs and community slang. See 3. For historical preth Century terms, see 3. If used in these alternative contexts, consider including further explanation or quotation marks in description, to make this clear.

The rd overall episode of the series, it originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on November 4, In the episode, the boys attempt to change the official definition of the word fag from an anti-homosexual slur to a term describing loud and obnoxious.

With Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Mona Marshall, April Stewart. Inoffensive in this context, though rare. " The F Word " is the twelfth episode of the thirteenth season of the American animated television series South Park. The F Word: Directed by Trey Parker.

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Reply reply More replies dje • I work at a gay bar and everytime I hear a Harley go by I will turn to the nearest person and say "Why do fags always want to spoil people's good times" Or "Everyone is having fun and some fag has to come by and spoil it".

Offensive, often used as an intentional slur. All are offensive and should not be reproduced in description unless necessary. The boys try to get the meaning of the word "fag" changed from homosexual to motorcycle riders. There is speculation that the term came to be a slur due to this association with immorality and punishment, but there is no consensus on its origins.

Emily St. James, Vox [4].