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fag

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fag 1  (fg)
n.
1.
a. A student at a British public school who is required to perform menial tasks for a student in a higher class.
b. A drudge.
2. Chiefly British Fatiguing or tedious work; drudgery.
v. fagged, fag·ging, fags
v.intr.
1. To work to exhaustion; toil.
2. To function as the servant of another student in a British public school.
v.tr.
To exhaust; weary: Four hours on the tennis court fagged me out.

[From fag, to droop (obsolete), perhaps from Middle English fagge; see fag end.]

fag 2  (fg)
n. Slang
A cigarette.

[Short for fag end.]

fag 3  (fg)
n. Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for a homosexual man.

[Short for faggot.]

fag1
n
1. Informal a boring or wearisome task it's a fag having to walk all that way
2. (Social Science / Education) Brit (esp formerly) a young public school boy who performs menial chores for an older boy or prefect
vb fags, fagging, fagged
1. (when tr, often foll by out) Informal to become or cause to become exhausted by hard toil or work
2. (usually intr) Brit to do or cause to do menial chores in a public school Brown fags for Lee
[of obscure origin]

fag2
n
1. (Law / Recreational Drugs) Brit a slang word for cigarette
2. a fag end, as of cloth
[C16 (in the sense: something hanging loose, flap): of obscure origin]

fag3
n
Slang chiefly US and Canadian short for faggot2
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fagfag - offensive term for an openly homosexual man
derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something
gay man, shirtlifter - a homosexual man
2.fagfag - finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
cigarette butt - small part of a cigarette that is left after smoking
cubeb cigarette, cubeb - a cigarette containing cubeb
filter-tipped cigarette - a cigarette with a filter tip
marijuana cigarette, reefer, spliff, joint, stick - marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
roll of tobacco, smoke - tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder
Verb1.fag - act as a servant for older boys, in British public schools
wait on, attend to, assist, attend, serve - work for or be a servant to; "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years"
2.fagfag - work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
do work, work - be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college"
3.fagfag - exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
indispose - cause to feel unwell; "She was indisposed"
exhaust, tucker, tucker out, wash up, beat - wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"
overfatigue, overtire, overweary - tire excessively

fag1
noun (Slang) cigarette, smoke, ciggy (informal), cancer stick (slang), coffin nail (slang), gasper (slang) A woman on her doorstep asked if he could spare a fag.

fag2
noun (Offensive slang) homosexual, queen (slang), gay, fairy (slang), queer (informal, derogatory), homo (informal, derogatory), bender (slang), poof (Brit. & Austral. derogatory slang), nancy boy (slang), poofter (slang), batty boy (slang), catamite, shirt-lifter (derogatory slang), woofter (derogatory slang)
Translations
fag [fæg]
A. N
1. (Brit) (= cigarette) → pitillo m, cigarro m
2. (esp US) (= homosexual) → marica m
3. (Brit) (o.f.) (= effort, job) → lata f
what a fag!¡qué lata!
it's just too much of a fagla verdad, es mucho trabajo
4. (Brit) (Scol) alumno joven que trabaja para otro mayor
B. VT (also fag out) (= exhaust) → dejar rendido
to be fagged (out)estar rendido
C. VI to fag for sb (Brit) (Scol) → trabajar para algn
D. CPD fag end N [of cigarette] → colilla f (fig) (= remainder) → final m
fag hag N mujer a la que le gusta la compañía de hombres homosexuales

fag [ˈfæg] n
(British) (= cigarette) → clope f >
(= chore) what a fag! → quelle corvée!
(US) (offensive) (= homosexual) → pédé m >
fag end n
[cigarette] → mégot > m
(= remainder) → reste m; [conversation] → dernières bribes fpl
fagged out adj (British) (= exhausted) → crevé(e)

fag (inf)
n
no pl (Brit = drudgery) → Schinderei f, → Plackerei f
(Brit: = cigarette) → Kippe f (inf), → Glimmstängel m (dated inf)
(Brit, Sch) junger Internatsschüler, der einem älteren bestimmte Dienste zu leisten hat
(esp US sl: = homosexual) → Schwule(r) m (inf)
vt (Brit inf: also fag out) → erschöpfen, schlauchen (inf); to be fagged (out)kaputt or geschafft sein (inf)
vi (Brit)
(also fag away)sich abrackern (inf), → sich abplagen
(Sch) einem älteren Schüler Dienste leisten

fag1 [fæg]
1. n
a. (Brit) (fam) (effort, job, chore) → faticata, sfacchinata
b. (Brit) (Scol) studente che fa piccoli servizi ad uno più anziano
2. vt (fam) (also fag out) → stancare, affaticare

fag1 [fæg]
1. n
a. (Brit) (fam) (effort, job, chore) → faticata, sfacchinata
b. (Brit) (Scol) studente che fa piccoli servizi ad uno più anziano
2. vt (fam) (also fag out) → stancare, affaticare

fag2 [fæg] n (Brit) (fam) (cigarette) → sigaretta, cicca
fag2 [fæg] n (Brit) (fam) (cigarette) → sigaretta, cicca

fag
n fag [fӕg]
1 hard or boring work It was a real fag to clean the whole house. geswoeg, gesloof, moeite كَدْح، عَمَل مُمِل وصَعْب ангария dřina slid; slavearbejde die Schinderei αγγαρεία faena, lata vaev کار خسته کننده riesa corvée עֲבוֹדָה מְיַיגַעַת कठिन एवं थकाने वाला काम mučan posao robot kerja berat strit, puð faticata 骨折り仕事 힘든 일 didžiulis sunkus darbas nogurdinošs/apnicīgs darbs kerja berat corvee slit, slavearbeid harówka chatice ţigară волынка drina garanje težak posao slitgöra, knog งานที่ยากลำบากหรือน่าเบื่อหน่าย zor 累人的活 важка, виснажлива робота محنت طلب اور بے لطف کام công việc mệt nhọc
2 a slang word for a cigarette I'm dying for a fag. sigaret سيجارَه باللغه العامِيَّه фас retka, cigareta smøg; cigaret der Glimmstengel τσιγάρο (λαϊκ.) pitillo, cigarro pläru سیگار rööki cigarette סִגָריָה सिगरेट cigareta cigi rokok (síga)retta sigaretta 巻きたばこ 담배 dūmas, užtraukti dūmą cigarete rokok sigaret sigarett, røyk ćmik cigarro/paivante (outra mais moderna?) сигарета ciga (cigareta) čik pljuga cigg, tagg บุหรี่ (คำไม่เป็นทางการ) sigara 香煙 цигарка سگریٹ کے لیے عام لفظ thuốc lá
n fag-end
the small, useless piece of a cigarette that remains after it has been smoked The ashtray was full of fag-ends; the fag-end of the conversation. stompie بِقِيَّه، عَقب السيجاره، حُثالَه угарка špaček; zbytek skod; slutning das Ende, die Kippe απομεινάρι, αποτσίγαρο colilla koni ته مانده tumppi mégot בְּדָל סִיגָריָה सबसे अंतिम एवं तुच्छ भाग, सिगरेट का टुकड़ा, वस्त्र का सिरा ostatak (cigarette) (cigaretta)csikk puntung (sígarettu)stubbur mozzicone, cicca 吸いがら 담배 꽁초 nuorūka sarunas beigas puntung peuk sigarettstump pet ponta de cigarro окурок; конец (чего-л.) ohorok; koniec ogorek opušak fimp, sluttamp ก้นบุหรี่ izmarit 煙頭 недокурок سگریٹ کا بچا ہوا ٹکڑا mẩu thuốc lá còn lại sau khi hút
fagged out
very tired I'm completely fagged out after that long walk. uitgeput, pootuit مُرهَق، مُتْعَب جدا изтощен utahaný, vyčerpaný udkørt erschöpft ξεθεωμένος agotado, hecho polvo, molido äravaevatud بسیار خسته lopen uupunut crevé תָּשוּש बहुत थका हुआ izmoren, iscrpljen kimerült lelah dauðþreyttur stremato へとへとである 매우 지친 nusivaręs nuo koto pārguris letih doodmoe utmattet, utkjørt skonany exausto rupt de oboseală вымотанный vyčerpaný na smrt utrujen iscrpljen utsjasad, utpumpad เหนื่อยมาก çok yorgun 非常疲倦 знесилений بہت تھکا ہوا kiệt sức

fag كدح dřina smøg Plackerei αγγαρεία pitillo ikävä homma clope umor sigaretta つまらない仕事 고된 일 saffie slit harówka tarefa chata тяжелая, нудная работа cigg บุหรี่ sigara việc nhàm chán 疲劳


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On the instant, out of the profound of my brain- fag, I knew what I wanted.
Lucy returned to the stage for her scenes in the second act (the last in which she appears) with Sir Lucius and Fag.
Thank ye, sir, thank ye," said Dagley, with a loud snarling irony which made Fag the sheep-dog stir from his seat and prick his ears; but seeing Monk enter the yard after some outside loitering, Fag seated himself again in an attitude of observation.
 
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