-fag

== English == === Alternative forms === (euphemistic) -friend (euphemistic) -frog === Etymology === From fag (“homosexual man, annoying person, etc.”); compare -man. Popularized on the 4chan online community (see also Christopher "Moot" Poole's tripcode of #faggot). First attested in c. early 2000s. For similar semantic drift in slang from derogatory to neutral, ironic or affectionate, compare some senses of bugger, cunt, etc. === Suffix === -fag (Internet slang, originally 4chan slang, offensive, derogatory) Suffix that forms pejorative nouns, generally referring to specific types of people and sometimes used ironically or even affectionately. ==== Usage notes ==== This highly-productive suffix is controversial and not likely to be understood properly outside of 4chan-linked and similar imageboard culture. The non-derogatory senses especially may elude many people and be taken for homophobic offense (e.g. compare popularity of normie on most social media vs. normalfag). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Finnish: -homo (calque) ==== Translations ==== === See also === 厨 pede === Anagrams === gaf, GFA, FGA, Afg. == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin -phagus, from Ancient Greek φάγος (phágos, “glutton”), from φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”). === Suffix === -fag m (noun-forming suffix, plural -fags) -phage === Suffix === -fag (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -faga, masculine plural -fags, feminine plural -fagues) -phagous === Derived terms === === Related terms === -fagia === Further reading === “-fag”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek -φάγος (-phágos). Related to bóg. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fak/ Rhymes: -ak Syllabification: -fag Homophone: fag === Suffix === -fag m -phage ‎bakteria + ‎-fag → ‎bakteriofag ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === -fagia === Further reading === -fag in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Romanian == === Suffix === -fag -phage. ==== Derived terms ====