faggotryn.
/ˈfaɡətri/, U.S. /ˈfæɡətri/ 1. British Politics. W. E. Gladstone's term for: the action or practice of fraudulently contriving votes for a particular candidate or party by nominally transferring sufficient property to persons who would not otherwise be qualified to vote; = faggot voting n. at faggot vote n. Derivatives. rare (now historical).
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society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > proceedings at election > [noun] > registering or casting votes > types of voting
faggot voting1835
faggotry1841
repeating1888
protest voting1935
ticket-splitting1957
tactical voting1974
1841 W. E. Gladstone Diary 9 July (1974) III. 124 Bribery, faggotry, abduction, personation, riot, factious delays, landlords' intimidation, partiality of authorities; all together, but faggotry in particular, have defeated Stephen for the moment.
1995 R. Jenkins Gladstone iv. 66 Glynne, despite strong Gladstone assistance, was defeated by forty votes and faggotry.
2. Frequently derogatory and offensive. The quality, state, or condition of being a homosexual man (see faggot n. 8c); homosexuality. Also: effeminacy.Esp. in later use, sometimes used as a more neutral or positive term, esp. by homosexual people; see, for example, quot. 2015.
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1948 Neurotica 1 18 The homosexual element lies somewhat deeper. It is not—at least, not importantly—in the obvious faggotry of men kissing one another.
1972 A. H. Mankoff Mankoff's Lusty Europe 180 Berlin..has always been a homosexual haven, if not heaven. (No need to pursue the legendary Nazi faggotry.)
1993 Jrnl. Film & Video 44 89/2 The homosexual characters..are made to hype-up the artifice of their faggotry... Their highly-stylized clothing, mannerisms, and voice; they are bitchy and wisecracking.
2015 Northern Iowan (Univ. of N. Iowa) (Nexis) 19 Oct. 1 I have heard the word ‘faggot’ a lot in my life. Today I am proud of my faggotry... I refuse to let you use that word against me.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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