faggery

noun
/ˈfæɡəɹi/UK

Etymology

From fag + -ery.

  1. derived from fagge
  2. suffixed as faggery — “fag + ery

Definitions

  1. The system in boarding schools whereby younger students acted as servants for older…

    The system in boarding schools whereby younger students acted as servants for older students (potentially in a sexual or abusive way).

    • And, as faggery was an abuse too venerable and sacred to be touched by profane hands, he lodged no idle complaints.
  2. Homosexuality.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA