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gille-tòine

[kʲiʎə tʰɔːn]

noun

LanguageScottish Gaelic

Meaning
  1. faggot, gay
  2. faggot
  3. An offensive and homophobic slur used to refer to a gay man.
Examples

Cha bu chòir dhuinn faclan mar gille-tòine a chleachdadh.

We should not use words like faggot.

Pronunciationkʲiʎə tʰɔːn

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis is a hateful slur and should not be used.

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gille-tòine in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.