You have all done a good job of defining the two most well known uses of faggot.
However, a third, which I know of from my extensive band-geek roots, is that 'faggot' is an old name for a bassoon, and actually means 'bassoon' in several languages, to include German
However, a third, which I know of from my extensive band-geek roots, is that 'faggot' is an old name for a bassoon, and actually means 'bassoon' in several languages, to include German
by RJacksonF November 05, 2007