faggot

1. (chiefly UK, Ireland, collective) A bundle of sticks or brushwood intended to be used for fuel tied together for carrying. (Some sources specify that a faggot is tied with two bands or withes, whereas a bavin is tied with just one.)Examples: "In the depth of, winter, however, a faggot of real French Sticks — although of little intrinsic value — may possibly enliven for a few moments an English Fireside."; "Besides the logs and roots that simmered with turves and dung on the cottage fire, rapid heat for bread-making came from faggots - bundles of dry twigs about 4 ft long - which were fed into the oven, burned and then removed as ash before the dough went in."IrelandUKcollective

2. (obsolete) Burdensome baggage.obsolete

3. (rare, dated in US) A burning or smouldering piece of firewood.Examples: "He clambered back on his feet and grinned at them. The waning faggot cast red light over his fangs."; "To the east, the night grew a faggot of luminous gray, then seashell opalescence that dimmed the stars."datedrare

4. (chiefly UK, Ireland) A meatball made with offcuts and offal, especially pork. (See Wikipedia.)Examples: "Today would be faggots in gravy and chocolate pudding with a white sauce. I didn't like faggots but picked at them and rolled the peas around my plate."Synonyms: duckIrelandUK

5. (highly derogatory, offensive, vulgar) A gay man, especially an effeminate one.Examples: "Drag, Example: “All the fagots (sissies) will be dressed in drag at the ball tonight."; "See the little faggot with the earring and the makeup? / Yeah buddy, that's his own hair / That little faggot got his own jet airplane / That little faggot, he's a millionaire"; "We're a hot looking crew that's your average faggot's wet dream, so we pull some pretty max tricks."offensivevulgar

6. (loosely, highly derogatory, offensive, vulgar) A non-heterosexual man.broadlyoffensivevulgar