faggot

• Существительное с двумя различными значениями: связка прутьев и веток, связанных вместе, или крайне оскорбительный и уничижительный термин для гомосексуального мужчины.

A noun with two distinct meanings: a bundle of sticks and branches bound together, or a highly offensive and derogatory term for a homosexual man.

1. A bundle of sticks bound together as fuel.C2formal

   A collection of dry twigs, brushwood, or small branches tied into a compact bundle for burning; historically used for kindling fires or as a unit of measurement for fuel wood.

   Вязанка хвороста, используемая как топливо.

   • The peasant returned from the forest carrying a bundle of sticks for the hearth.
   • They stacked the tied brushwood beside the bread oven, ready for baking.
   • Large bundles of kindling were sold at the market square.
   • With a single load of twig bundles, she could keep the fire going all evening.
   • The law forbade collecting tied firewood from the royal woods.

2. A traditional British dish made from minced offal and breadcrumbs.C1formalbritishculinary

   A seasoned meatball or patty prepared from pork or lamb offal, onions, herbs, and bread or rusk, often wrapped in caul fat and baked, associated with English and Welsh home cooking.

   Традиционное британское блюдо из рубца, фарша и сухарей.

   • The pub menu featured offal patties served with mashed potatoes and onion gravy.
   • Her grandmother’s recipe for minced offal rissoles included sage and a pinch of mace.
   • Wrapped in lacy fat, the baked mince rolls were sizzling in the pan.
   • Traditional butcheries in the Black Country still sell handmade pork‑and‑herb rounds.
   • The local food festival held a competition for the tastiest organ‑meat dumpling.

3. In metalworking, a bundle of iron or steel bars to be worked into a single piece.C2formaltechnical

   A pile or bundle of puddled or wrought‑iron bars, placed together, reheated to welding temperature, and hammered or rolled to produce a single homogeneous piece.

   Пакет железных или стальных прутьев в металлургии.

   • The blacksmith heated a bundle of rods in the forge before hammering them into a single billet.
   • The quality of the finished blade depended on proper welding of the iron stack.
   • Piled rods were repeatedly heated and beaten to expel slag.
   • The mill produced merchant bars from imported scrap‑iron bundles.
   • A welded pack of puddled bars was the raw material for many tools.

   Synonymsbundlepilestack

4. A contemptuous and very offensive term for a gay man.C1slangamerican

   A derogatory slur used to attack men perceived as homosexual, considered hate speech and deeply hurtful.

   Оскорбительное ругательство в адрес мужчины гомосексуальной ориентации.

   • The use of homophobic slurs in the workplace resulted in his immediate dismissal.
   • Anti‑bullying campaigns teach why language that targets sexuality is unacceptable.
   • He was subjected to verbal abuse including a vicious anti‑gay word shouted from a passing car.
   • The playwright examined the devastation caused by that particular insult.
   • Broadcasting a homophobic remark will breach most social media platform policies.

   Synonymsbenderfagfairyfruithomopansypoofpuffqueersissy