Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗suffix
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventorySuffix forming pejorative nouns, generally referring to specific types of people; though sometimes ironic or even affectionate.
From fag (“homosexual man, annoying person, etc.”). Cf. -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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