fag
To act as a servant for senior students in many British boarding schools(of a younger student) To act as a servant for senior students in many British boarding schools. To be the servant in fagging.
» I find the term "fag" derogatory.
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5 senses(Ireland, UK, colloquial, historical, intransitive)(of a younger student) To act as a servant for senior students in many British boarding schools. To be the servant in fagging.
act as a servant for older boys, in British public schools
(Ireland, UK, colloquial, historical, transitive)To have (a younger student) act as a servant in this way, in fagging.
(archaic, colloquial, transitive)To make exhausted, tired out.
(archaic, colloquial, intransitive)To droop; to tire.
(Ireland, UK, archaic, intransitive)To work hard, especially on menial chores.
work hard
Examples
18 sentencesI find the term "fag" derogatory.
Elections, shmelections; the candidates are fags.
ruВыборы-выборы, кандидаты – пидоры! — Ooneykcall
Now we're at the fag end of the year.
deJetzt sind wir am Jahresende. — driini
We're now at the fag end of the year.
deJetzt sind wir am Jahresende. — driini
He was completely fagged out.
Origin
Akin to flag (“droop, tire”). Compare Dutch vaak (“sleepiness”).Akin to flag (“droop, tire”). Compare Dutch vaak (“sleepiness”).
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Forms
fags, fagging, fagged, faggedSynonyms
18 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.