Faggots

/ˈfæɡəts/ noun

Definition

A British food made from minced meat (usually pork) mixed with herbs and breadcrumbs, formed into balls and cooked; also a bundle of sticks tied together for fuel.

Etymology

From Old French 'fagot' meaning a bundle of sticks, derived from Italian 'fagotto.' The word originally referred to bundles of firewood before being applied to the food dish in British cuisine around the 19th century.

Kelly Says

This is a perfect example of how the same word can have completely different meanings in different countries—British schoolchildren eat faggots in their school dinners, while the word means something entirely offensive in American English, showing how geography completely changes a word's identity and acceptability.

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