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Synonyms of faggot

23 similar words

Another word for faggot is duck. Other synonyms of faggot are battle axe, bitch, brim, brimstone and cat.

Synonyms and similar words for faggot

nounA meatball made with offcuts and offal, especially pork.

  • duck obsolete, slangA faggot; a meatball made from offal.

nounAn old and/or shrewish woman.

  • battle axe
  • bitchA despicable or disagreeable, aggressive person, usually a woman.
  • brim UK, slangAn irascible, violent woman.
  • brimstone
  • cat
  • crowAn ill-tempered and obstinate woman, or one who otherwise has features resembling the bird; a harpy.
  • dragonA fierce and unpleasant woman.
  • fishwife
  • harpyA shrewish woman.
  • harridanA vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one.
  • hellcat
  • jadeA bad-tempered or disreputable woman.
  • nag
  • nudnikA person who is very annoying; a pest, a nag, a jerk.
  • scoldA person who habitually scolds, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.
  • she-devil
  • shrew
  • termagantA censorious, nagging, and quarrelsome woman; a scold, a shrew.
  • viragoA woman given to undue belligerence or ill manner at the slightest provocation.
  • vixenA malicious, quarrelsome or temperamental woman.
  • witch
  • cockatrice archaicAn evil, deceitful, or destructive person.

Meaning of faggot

  1. noun A bundle of sticks or brushwood intended to be used for fuel tied together for carrying. (Some sources specify that a faggot is tied with two bands or withes, whereas a bavin is tied with just one.).
  2. noun Burdensome baggage.
  3. noun A bundle of pieces of iron or steel cut off into suitable lengths for welding.

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Questions about synonyms of faggot

What is another word for faggot?
Faggot has 23 synonyms on Word.ws, such as duck, battle axe, bitch, brim, brimstone, cat, crow and dragon.
What does faggot mean?
Faggot means a bundle of sticks or brushwood intended to be used for fuel tied together for carrying. (Some sources specify that a faggot is tied with two bands or withes, whereas a bavin is tied with just one.).

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