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Faggot
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<p> <i>Faggot</i>, often shortened to <i>fag</i>, is a <a href="/facts/Pejorative/UId8vPsx">slur</a> in the <a href="/facts/English_language/tpkxGt7b">English language</a> that was used to refer to <a href="/facts/Gay_men/cBIllcne">gay men</a> but its meaning has expanded to other members of the queer community. In American <a href="/facts/Youth_culture/GQr6QYvp">youth culture</a> around the turn of the 21st century, its meaning extended as a broader reaching insult more related to <a href="/facts/Masculinity/lp3LFyK4">masculinity</a> and group power structure. </p><p>The usage of <i>fag</i> and <i>faggot</i> has spread from the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a> to varying extents elsewhere in the <a href="/facts/English-speaking_world/qaq1SXu4">English-speaking world</a> (especially the <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">UK</a>) through mass culture, including film, music, and the internet. </p>