Americans! I'm having "Faggots" for my Tea...

[Uncle Gizmo]

 

[kevlray]

Quite interesting. I was taught that faggots are basically slow burning fuse (used in early firearms to light the powder of a gun or cannon). Always curious how the language gets new definitions.

 

[GaryPanic]

Also firewood used to be called faggots - (a bundle of wood )

 

[Alc]

A quick Google reveals it's also an old term for an unpleasant woman. One use for the word I definitely hadn't heard before.

 

[Frothingslosh]

I've also seen 'fag' used as slang for 'cigarette'.

Also, I'm not a huge fan of pork, but those look almost edible.

 

[Alc]

I've also seen 'fag' used as slang for 'cigarette'.

In the UK, that is the most common use by far. While it may well have gone out of fashion since my youth, asking for a cigarette with the phase "Can I bum a fag?" used to be VERY common.

 

[The_Doc_Man]

If I recall correctly, Richard Burton's character (a shot-down RAF pilot) in the WWII movie "The Longest Day" said he'd been dying for a faggot all day. From the context, he meant "cigarette" - but I must say his comment forced me to take notice.

 

[Alc]

If I recall correctly, Richard Burton's character (a shot-down RAF pilot) in the WWII movie "The Longest Day" said he'd been dying for a faggot all day. From the context, he meant "cigarette" - but I must say his comment forced me to take notice.

That one is strange. If he meant a cigarette, he'd have said fag. Perhaps he was craving the food?