The word had(has) other meanings before it was considered a derogatory for homosexuals.
fag 1 |fag|
noun [ in sing. ] informal, chiefly Brit.
a tiring or unwelcome task: it's too much of a fag to drive all the way there and back again.
• Brit.a junior pupil at a private school who works and runs errands for a senior pupil.
verb ( fags, fagging , fagged ) [ no obj. ] Brit. informal
work hard, esp. at a tedious job or task: he didn't have to fag away in a lab to get the right answer.
• (of a pupil at a private school) work and run errands for a senior pupil.
ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (as a verb in the sense ‘grow weary’): of unknown origin. Compare with flag1.
fag 3 |fag|
nounBrit. informal
a cigarette.
ORIGIN late 19th cent.: elliptically from fag end.
fagot |ˈfagət|(Brit. faggot )
noun
a bundle of sticks or twigs bound together as fuel.
• a bundle of iron rods bound together for reheating, welding, and hammering into bars.
Nothing... Nothing at all I just love that word and since you're on a roll word wise, I thought I'd get you to do that one too. Douche, rolls of the tongue nicely don't you think? Don't put it near your mouth mind... It's just a figure if speech.
douche |do͞oSH|
noun
a shower of water: a daily douche.
• a jet of liquid applied to part of the body for cleansing or medicinal purposes.
• a device for washing out the vagina as a contraceptive measure.
verb [ with obj. ]
spray or shower with water.
• [ no obj. ] use a douche as a method of contraception.
ORIGIN mid 18th cent. (as a noun): via French from Italian doccia ‘conduit pipe,’ from docciare ‘pour by drops,’ based on Latin ductus ‘leading’ (see duct) .
IIN I'm bothered that people are bothered by the term 'retard'?
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Wasn't the word "fag" intended to be derogatory rather than just a term?
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The word had(has) other meanings before it was considered a derogatory for homosexuals.
fag 1 |fag|
noun [ in sing. ] informal, chiefly Brit.
a tiring or unwelcome task: it's too much of a fag to drive all the way there and back again.
• Brit.a junior pupil at a private school who works and runs errands for a senior pupil.
verb ( fags, fagging , fagged ) [ no obj. ] Brit. informal
work hard, esp. at a tedious job or task: he didn't have to fag away in a lab to get the right answer.
• (of a pupil at a private school) work and run errands for a senior pupil.
ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (as a verb in the sense ‘grow weary’): of unknown origin. Compare with flag1.
fag 3 |fag|
nounBrit. informal
a cigarette.
ORIGIN late 19th cent.: elliptically from fag end.
fagot |ˈfagət|(Brit. faggot )
noun
a bundle of sticks or twigs bound together as fuel.
• a bundle of iron rods bound together for reheating, welding, and hammering into bars.
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I knew the use of fag for cigarettes was a neutral term.
But as for the gay definition, wasn't it always intended to be derogatory?
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Yes but that's a definition people created. It was never a real definition.
Oh great wise one, can you please do the etymology of the word "douche"
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What's your problem?
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Nothing... Nothing at all I just love that word and since you're on a roll word wise, I thought I'd get you to do that one too. Douche, rolls of the tongue nicely don't you think? Don't put it near your mouth mind... It's just a figure if speech.
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Oh, I see. My bad.
douche |do͞oSH|
noun
a shower of water: a daily douche.
• a jet of liquid applied to part of the body for cleansing or medicinal purposes.
• a device for washing out the vagina as a contraceptive measure.
verb [ with obj. ]
spray or shower with water.
• [ no obj. ] use a douche as a method of contraception.
ORIGIN mid 18th cent. (as a noun): via French from Italian doccia ‘conduit pipe,’ from docciare ‘pour by drops,’ based on Latin ductus ‘leading’ (see duct) .