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Old 21-Sep-2005, 03:25
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There is a word that equals to "cigarette" in UK English, but means "homosexual" in Amercian English.

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Old 21-Sep-2005, 03:34
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Fag is also (rather dated) slang for cigarette in AmE. Now it is primarily very derogatory for homosexual.
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