fag

  • 41fag —    a male homosexual    Probably from the fact that male cigarette, or fag, smokers were thought effeminate by pipe or cigar smokers:     An eager young fag, very pert in urchin cut and ear rings, had accosted him. (Davidson, 1978) …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 42fag — fag1 Brit. noun 1》 informal a tiring or unwelcome task. 2》 a junior pupil at a public school who does minor chores for a senior pupil. verb (fags, fagging, fagged) 1》 informal work hard. 2》 (of a public school pupil) act as a fag. 3》 [as… …

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  • 43fag — 1 noun (C) 1 BrE slang a cigarette 2 AmE slang an offensive word for a homosexual 3 be a fag BrE informal to be a boring or difficult thing to do: I hate ironing it s such a fag. 4 a young student in some British public schools who has to do jobs …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 44fag — 1. n. & v. n. 1 esp. Brit. colloq. a piece of drudgery; a wearisome or unwelcome task. 2 sl. a cigarette. 3 Brit. (at public schools) a junior pupil who runs errands for a senior. v. (fagged, fagging) 1 a tr. (often foll. by out) tire out;… …

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  • 45fag — Synonyms and related words: auntie, beast of burden, beat, bi guy, bisexual, bugger, bull dyke, burden, burn out, busy, butch, butt, carton of cigarettes, catamite, chicken, cig, cigarette, cigarette butt, cigarette case, debilitate, deck of… …

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  • 46Fag — 1. cigarette (probably from fag end last part ); 2. smoke a cigarette; 3. male homosexual (shortening of faggot ) …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 47fag — n A cigarette. Give me a fag, man; I m having a nicotine fit. 1940s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 48fag — Noun. 1. A cigarette. 2. A homosexual male. Its use isn t prevalent in Britain. Abb. of faggot . Derog. Orig. U.S. 3. A chore. E.g. It was a fag having to drive all the way back home at night …

    English slang and colloquialisms

  • 49Fag stag — (also stag hag) is a portmanteau of fag and stag thats use originated in the United States in the 1990s.cite book last = Green first =Jonathon page =485 isbn =0304366366 title=Cassell s Dictionary of Slang: A Major New Edition of the Market… …

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  • 50fag end — fag ends also fag end 1) N COUNT A fag end is the last part of a cigarette, which people throw away when they have smoked the rest. [BRIT, INFORMAL] Syn: butt 2) N COUNT: usu sing, N of n If you refer to the fag end of something, you mean the… …

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