fag¹ Definition
fag (fag)
intransitive verb fagged, fag′·ging
- to work hard and become very tired
- Brit., Informal to serve as a fag or servant
Etymology: < ? fag end
transitive verb
- to make tired by hard work
- Brit., Informal to employ (a boy) as a fag or servant
noun
- Brit., Informal
- hard, tiring work; drudgery
- fatigue; weariness
- a boy in an English public school who acts as a servant for another boy in a higher form, or class
- a menial worker; drudge
- ☆ Slang a male homosexual: a term of contempt and hostility
fag¹ Related Forms
fag′gy adjective
fag² Definition
fag (fag)
fag Usage Examples
Converse of object
Followed by an intransitive particle
out: Why, I was as fagged out, then, as if I had been chopping wood all day.
Adjective modifier
Modifies a noun
Noun used with modifier
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