In British English, tiring or tedious; in offensive American English slang, a derogatory term.
In British English, from 'fag' meaning a tedious chore or cigarette; in American English, it became a slur derived from the word 'fagot' (a bundle of sticks) with deeply offensive and unclear evolution. The term is considered highly insulting in American contexts.
This word demonstrates how the same word in British and American English can mean completely different things—in Britain it's just slang for 'exhausting work,' but in America it's a serious slur, showing how language divides are about more than accents.
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