fagnoun
uk/fæɡ/us/fæɡ/fag noun (CIGARETTE)
[ C ] UK slang a cigarette:
a packet of fags
She's gone outside for a quick fag.
There were fag ends all over the floor.
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Tobacco & smoking
- baccy
- butt
- cheroot
- cigar
- cigarette butt
- cigarette paper
- e-cigarette
- light (sth) up
- nicotine
- nicotine patch
- non-smoker
- non-smoking
- pipe
- roll-your-own
- second-hand smoke
- smoke
- smoker
- smoking
- stub
- tobacconist
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fag noun (GAY MAN)
[ C ] US slang an offensive word for a gay man
fag noun (TROUBLE)
be a fag mainly UK informal
to be boring and tiring to do:
It's such a fag to have to make your bed every morning.
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Inconvenience
- a pain (in the neck) idiom
- a pain in the arse/backside idiom
- aggravation
- aggro
- awkward
- bore
- disturbance
- drag
- fuss
- hassle
- have fun and games idiom
- imposition
- inconvenience
- pisser
- put sb out
- put yourself out
- rigmarole
- snag
- storm
- tempest
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fag noun (YOUNG BOY)
[ C ] UK old-fashioned (at some large British private schools) a younger boy who has to do jobs for an older boy
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Schools in general
- assembly
- blackboard
- blackboard jungle
- break up
- bursar
- chalkboard
- foundation
- language laboratory
- let out
- long vacation
- matron
- midterm
- parent-teacher association
- pass
- playtime
- reception
- seat
- staffroom
- trimester
- year
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Idiom(s)
the fag end of sth
fagverb [ I ]
uk/fæɡ/us/fæɡ/-gg- UK old-fashionedIf a younger boy fags for an older boy at a British private school, he does jobs for him.
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Helping and co-operating
- a good/bad turn idiom
- abet
- aid
- assist
- assistance
- avail
- bridge
- facilitate
- give sb a leg up idiom
- give/lend sb a helping hand idiom
- go a long way toward(s) doing sth idiom
- hang
- platform
- reach
- relief
- run errands idiom
- scene
- see sb through sth
- share a platform idiom
- start sb off
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Idiom(s)
can't be fagged