Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fagazine

/fæɡəˈzin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fagazine
IPA: /fæɡəˈzin/

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A magazine which focuses on gay issues and interests.

Derogatory; Offensive; Slang

Example Sentences

"At the other extreme, the most distinctive of all the gay publications of the day were a pair of home-made 'fagazines' of slightly old-fashioned psychedelic design, printed on heavy stock in a rainbow of bright colours."
"REM lead singer Michael Stipe, for example, is queer, not gay. “For me, queer describes something that’s more inclusive of the gray areas,” he told Butt, a pocket-sized Dutch “fagazine.” “It’s really about identity I think. The identity I’m comfortable with is queer because I just think it’s more inclusive.”"
"He was reading one of those little fagazines, those little gay rags, that there were white gay men in California dying because they were gay."

Etymology

Blend of fag + magazine.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /fæɡəˈzin/

Usage

Inflected Forms

fagazines (plural)

Synonyms

fag mag fag rag

Questions

How do you pronounce fagazine?: The recorded pronunciation is /fæɡəˈzin/.
What does fagazine mean?: A magazine which focuses on gay issues and interests.
Where does fagazine come from?: Blend of fag + magazine.

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