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Definitions for FAG
fag
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Princeton's WordNet
cigarette, cigaret, coffin nail, butt, fagverb
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
fagverb
act as a servant for older boys, in British public schools
labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moilverb
work hard
"She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigueverb
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
"We wore ourselves out on this hike"
GCIDE
Fagnoun
A fag end in a cloth.
Fagnoun
A drudge.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To FAGverb
To grow weary; to faint with weariness.
Etymology: fatigo, Latin.
Creighton witheld his force ’till the Italian begun to fag, and then brought him to the ground. George Mackenzie, Lives.
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fag
A term "fag" generally carries different meanings depending on the context and region in which it is used. In British slang, a "fag" refers to a cigarette. In older British English, it was often used to refer to a tedious or unpleasant task. In North American English, it has been used as a derogatory term for a homosexual man. It is important to note that the latter usage is considered offensive and disrespectful. Always consider context and cultural sensitivity when using language.
Webster Dictionary
Fagnoun
a knot or coarse part in cloth
Fagverb
to become weary; to tire
Fagverb
to labor to wearness; to work hard; to drudge
Fagverb
to act as a fag, or perform menial services or drudgery, for another, as in some English schools
Fagverb
to tire by labor; to exhaust; as, he was almost fagged out
Fagverb
anything that fatigues
Etymology: [Cf. LG. fakk wearied, weary, vaak slumber, drowsiness, OFries. fai, equiv. to fch devoted to death, OS. fgi, OHG. feigi, G. feig, feige, cowardly, Icel. feigr fated to die, AS. fge, Scot. faik, to fail, stop, lower the price; or perh. the same word as E. flag to droop.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Fag
fag, v.i. to become weary or tired out: to work hard: to be a fag.—v.t. to weary: to use as a fag:—pr.p. fag′ging; pa.p. fagged.—n. at Eton, Winchester, &c., a schoolboy forced to do menial offices for one older, who in turn protects him: a tiresome piece of work: drudgery.—ns. Fag′gery, drudgery: fagging; Fag′ging, laborious drudgery: a usage in virtue of which senior boys are authorised to exact a variety of services from the junior boys.—To fag out, to field, as a fag, in cricket. [Ety. dub.; perh. a corr. of flag, to droop, which see.]
Rap Dictionary
fagnoun
Derogatory term for a homosexual man, short for faggot. ...and I thought it was a gag, when I thought it was a girl, it was nothing but a fag -- Schoolly D (Saturday night).
fagnoun
Cigarette, in England. A "faggot" is a bundle of sticks, therefore also a small bunch of tobacco leaves and stems wraped in a paper bundle.
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Etymology and Origins
Fag
Slang for a cigarette, derived from the fag end--i.e. fatigued or spent end--of a cigar. Also a small boy who acts as a drudge in the service of another at a public school, so called from the Anglo-Saxon fæge, weak, timid.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of FAG in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of FAG in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of FAG in a Sentence
The share price of Jindal Saw Ltd is likely to reach Rs.83-81 today and that of ONGC is likely to touch Rs.152-150, but the market likely to tumble in the fag end.
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- moffie, moffiesAfrikaans
- لوطي, خنيثArabic
- ibne, petuxAzerbaijani
- го́мік, пе́дзік, пі́дар, підара́сBelarusian
- педал, педера́стBulgarian
- marieta, maricó, maricaCatalan, Valencian
- teploušCzech
- Homo, Schwuchtel, Schwuler, TunteGerman
- αδερφή, σιγαρέττο, πούστηςGreek
- fagEsperanto
- joto, maricón, putoSpanish
- pedeEstonian
- marikoi, atzelariBasque
- کونیPersian
- rööki, hintti, hinttariFinnish
- clope, pédé, fif, tapetteFrench
- gille-tòineScottish Gaelic
- गाँडूHindi
- cigaretta, meleg, cigi, buziHungarian
- գյոթ, ոռատու, գոմիկArmenian
- maho, homo, hombrengIndonesian
- cicca, finocchio, frocioItalian
- הומוHebrew
- ホモ, おかま, 尻もどきJapanese
- პიდარასტი, ქათამიGeorgian
- 궐련, 호모, 장작뭇단, 장작뭇Korean
- папироса, тамекиKyrgyz
- pyderastas, pyderas, pederastasLithuanian
- homiķis, pediņšLatvian
- хомо, пешко, пешкир, педерMacedonian
- holebi, homo, flikkerDutch
- tsaʼiiNavajo, Navaho
- ciota, pedałPolish
- veado, bicha, paneleiroPortuguese
- bulangiu, poponarRomanian
- сига́рка, го́мик, пету́х, сигарета, гомосе́к, пидора́с, жо́почник, пе́дик, жо́пник, папироса, голубо́й, пи́дорRussian
- peder, педерSerbo-Croatian
- teplošSlovak
- pederSlovene
- rroçoAlbanian
- pidarazTurkmen
- götveren, puşt, ibneTurkish
- підора́с, пі́дор, го́мік, пе́дік, пе́дикUkrainian
- گانڈوUrdu
- pidarazUzbek
- pê đêVietnamese
- 同性戀Chinese
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