fag

[ fag ]

/ fæg /

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verb (used with object), fagged, fag·ging.

to tire or weary by labor; exhaust (often followed by out): The long climb fagged us out.

British. to require (a younger public-school pupil) to do menial chores.

Nautical. to fray or unlay the end of (a rope).

verb (used without object), fagged, fag·ging.

Chiefly British. to work until wearied; work hard: to fag away at French.

British Informal. to do menial chores for an older public-school pupil.

noun

Slang. a cigarette.

a fag end, as of cloth.

a rough or defective spot in a woven fabric; blemish; flaw.

Chiefly British. drudgery; toil.

British Informal. a younger pupil in a British public school required to perform certain menial tasks for, and submit to the hazing of, an older pupil.

a drudge.

Origin of fag

1425–75; late Middle English fagge broken thread in cloth, loose end (of obscure origin); sense development apparently: drooping end > to droop, tire > to make weary > drudgery, drudge (compare relationship of flag¹ to flag³); (def. 6) a shortening of fag end (a butt, hence a cigarette)

OTHER WORDS FROM fag

un·fagged, adjective

Words nearby fag

Faeroes, Faeroese, faff, faffy, Fafnir, fag, fagaceous, fag end, Faggi, faggot, faggoting

Definition for fag (2 of 2)

fag²

[ fag ]

/ fæg /

usage alert about fag

The terms fag and faggot are both used with disparaging intent and are perceived as highly insulting. However, faggot (but not fag ) is sometimes used within the gay community as a positive term of self-reference.

noun Slang.

Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a gay man.

Offensive. a contemptible or dislikable person.

Origin of fag

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25; by shortening of faggot¹

OTHER WORDS FROM fag

fag·gish, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for fag (1 of 3)

fag¹

/ (fæɡ) /

noun

informal a boring or wearisome taskit's a fag having to walk all that way

British (esp formerly) a young public school boy who performs menial chores for an older boy or prefect

verb fags, fagging or fagged

(when tr, often foll by out) informal to become or cause to become exhausted by hard toil or work

(usually intr) British to do or cause to do menial chores in a public schoolBrown fags for Lee

Word Origin for fag

C18: of obscure origin

British Dictionary definitions for fag (2 of 3)

fag²

/ (fæɡ) /

noun

British a slang word for cigarette

a fag end, as of cloth

Word Origin for fag

C16 (in the sense: something hanging loose, flap): of obscure origin

British Dictionary definitions for fag (3 of 3)

fag³

/ (fæɡ) /

noun

slang, mainly US and Canadian short for faggot 2

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单词	fag
释义	fag ¹ [ fag ] / fæg / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fag ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), fagged, fag·ging. to tire or weary by labor; exhaust (often followed by out): The long climb fagged us out. British. to require (a younger public-school pupil) to do menial chores. Nautical. to fray or unlay the end of (a rope). verb (used without object), fagged, fag·ging. Chiefly British. to work until wearied; work hard: to fag away at French. British Informal. to do menial chores for an older public-school pupil. noun Slang. a cigarette. a fag end, as of cloth. a rough or defective spot in a woven fabric; blemish; flaw. Chiefly British. drudgery; toil. British Informal. a younger pupil in a British public school required to perform certain menial tasks for, and submit to the hazing of, an older pupil. a drudge. Origin of fag ¹ 1425–75; late Middle English fagge broken thread in cloth, loose end (of obscure origin); sense development apparently: drooping end > to droop, tire > to make weary > drudgery, drudge (compare relationship of flag¹ to flag³); (def. 6) a shortening of fag end (a butt, hence a cigarette) OTHER WORDS FROM fag un·fagged, adjective Words nearby fag Faeroes, Faeroese, faff, faffy, Fafnir, fag, fagaceous, fag end, Faggi, faggot, faggoting Definition for fag (2 of 2) fag² [ fag ] / fæg / usage alert about fag The terms fag and faggot are both used with disparaging intent and are perceived as highly insulting. However, faggot (but not fag ) is sometimes used within the gay community as a positive term of self-reference. noun Slang. Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a gay man. Offensive. a contemptible or dislikable person. Origin of fag ² An Americanism dating back to 1920–25; by shortening of faggot¹ OTHER WORDS FROM fag fag·gish, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for fag (1 of 3) fag¹ / (fæɡ) / noun informal a boring or wearisome taskit's a fag having to walk all that way British (esp formerly) a young public school boy who performs menial chores for an older boy or prefect verb fags, fagging or fagged (when tr, often foll by out) informal to become or cause to become exhausted by hard toil or work (usually intr) British to do or cause to do menial chores in a public schoolBrown fags for Lee Word Origin for fag C18: of obscure origin British Dictionary definitions for fag (2 of 3) fag² / (fæɡ) / noun British a slang word for cigarette a fag end, as of cloth Word Origin for fag C16 (in the sense: something hanging loose, flap): of obscure origin British Dictionary definitions for fag (3 of 3) fag³ / (fæɡ) / noun slang, mainly US and Canadian short for faggot 2 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fag smoke, dwindle, faint, wither, deteriorate, fail, suffer, rot, weaken, annoy, depress, dishearten, exasperate, dispirit, displease, jade, overwork, irritate, drain, irk
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fag

verb (used with object), fagged, fag·ging.

verb (used without object), fagged, fag·ging.

noun

Origin of fag

OTHER WORDS FROM fag

Words nearby fag

Definition for fag (2 of 2)

usage alert about fag

noun Slang.

Origin of fag

OTHER WORDS FROM fag

British Dictionary definitions for fag (1 of 3)

noun

verb fags, fagging or fagged

Word Origin for fag

British Dictionary definitions for fag (2 of 3)

noun

Word Origin for fag

British Dictionary definitions for fag (3 of 3)

noun

Words related to fag