2006-09-07 11:32:08 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
yes i was told it stems from the war the guys outside of trenches n tunnels couldn't smoke ,for fear of lighting up their where abouts.So they would say FAGS to the others to let them know they were going inside For A Good Smoke . Its also where the fear of third light came in.1st glow alerts the enemy 2nd they take aim 3rd they shoot.This was told to me by someone who lived it.
2006-09-07 14:39:13 · answer #1 · answered by nendlin 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, it is called colloquial speech. If you require a more detailed answer as to the derivation of the word , I suggest that you do a google search. You will discover that the English Language, as with the English People , is rich in culture and extremely diverse.
2006-09-07 18:49:18 · answer #2 · answered by Raymo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yea, we do all the time, the US meaning is almost never used here.
It's even more amusing considering in some places in the North 'to bum' is slang for 'to borrow' (well, I don't find it that amusing in itself, considering 'cigarette' is the word that immediately comes to my mind when I think 'f ag', but knowing how it could be taken by people unused to our usage of 'f ag' is funny).
Edit: Bloody word filter.
2006-09-07 18:41:54 · answer #3 · answered by AndyB 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-09-07 18:35:48 · answer #4 · answered by pignut 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, some people do. It is not used as a term for a gay person, like it is in the States.
2006-09-07 18:36:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes we do, but we are also familiar with your meaning of the word, as a put-down for gays.
Here's one for you - you call a butt a 'fanny', and wear 'fanny-packs' to keep cash and personal items in. To us in the UK, a 'fanny' is what a lady has, but a man doesn't. We call your fanny-packs 'bum-bags'.
2006-09-07 18:37:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
.......Which is quite funny 'coz the singer Robbie Williams thought he may have to change lyrics to one of his songs for the US market, it starts.....My breath smells like a thousand fags!!!!!
2006-09-07 20:24:39 · answer #7 · answered by KWB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah we do. Their is also a type of food - kind of sausage I think - which are called faggots. I'm british and still find that hilarious. I'm obviously pretty juvenile.
2006-09-07 18:43:20 · answer #8 · answered by cw 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes.
we also call a car hood a Bonnet and the trunk a Boot
you yanks are so strange... did you know there is a u in colour?
2006-09-07 18:37:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ciggies or fags, depends.
2006-09-07 18:39:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋