faggot
n.— «To me a faggot is a type of meatball. I honestly had no idea that in America it’s slang for something completely different.» —“I’m mincing my words!” by Dale Williams Evening Mail (Birmingham, U.K.) June 23, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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