different between faggy vs figgy

English

Etymology

fag +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fæ?i/
• Hyphenation: fag?gy

Adjective

faggy (comparative faggier, superlative faggiest)

1. (chiefly derogatory, offensive, informal) Effeminate; homosexual; gay.
   • 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty, Bloomsbury, 2005, Chapter 3:

     Nat Hanmer was sitting on the floor beside him, and his warm thigh was pressed against his own. There was something charmingly faggy about Nat tonight. He nodded and smiled into Nick's eyes as he was talking.

Derived terms

• fagginess

Scots

Etymology

fag (“fail from weariness, flag, falter”) +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?fa??]

Adjective

faggy (comparative faggier, superlative faggiest)

1. tiring, wearisome

English

Etymology

fig +? -yHowever, in some cases the origin was Middle French and had no connection to figs; see Figgy pudding#Etymology on Wikipedia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f??i/
• Rhymes: -??i

Adjective

figgy (comparative figgier, superlative figgiest)

1. Of or like figs.

   This cake has a figgy taste.

2. Containing figs.

   We all want some figgy pudding — line from the Christmas song "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"(Can we date this quote?)