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fag tag

fag tag noun: a small loop of material on the back of a shirt, used for hanging it.

Noun

fag tag (plural fag tags)

  1. A small loop of material on the back of a shirt, used for hanging it.
  2. (dated, derogatory, slang) Such a textile tag, or any other mark or feature on one's person or one's clothing, that allegedly labels one as gay (homosexual), especially in the notional playground lore of schoolchildren raised in a cultural milieu of anti-gay ideology.

Forms of fag tag

pluralfag tags

Origin of fag tag

The idea that the textile sense has been connected with the anti-gay sense since its inception may be a folk etymology.

Questions about fag tag

What does fag tag mean?
Fag tag means a small loop of material on the back of a shirt, used for hanging it.
What part of speech is fag tag?
Fag tag is a noun.
What is the plural of fag tag?
The plural of fag tag is fag tags.

Words near fag tag in the dictionary

  1. fag packets
  2. fag rag
  3. fag rags
  4. fag stag
  5. fag stags
  6. fag tag
  7. fag tags
  8. fag-bash
  9. fag-bashed
  10. fag-bashes
  11. fag-bashing

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