fag end

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fag end

n.

1. The frayed end of a length of cloth or rope.

2.

a. An inferior or worn-out remnant.

b. The last part: "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century" (Wallace Irwin, Jr.).

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[Middle English fagge, fag, broken thread in cloth, something that hangs loose.]

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fag end

n

1. the last and worst part, esp when it is of little use

2. informal Brit the stub of a cigarette

[C17: see fag²]

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fag′ end′

n.

1. the last part or very end of something: the fag end of a rope.

2. the unfinished end of a piece of cloth.

3. a remnant or scrap, esp. of cloth at the end of a bolt.

[1605–15; >Middle English fagge flap]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fag end - the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm" tail end, tail end, ending - the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"
	2.	fag end - the frayed end of a length of cloth or rope oddment, remnant, remainder, end - a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

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Translations

ciccamozzicone

fag end

n (Brit)

(inf: = cigarette end) → Kippe f (inf), → Stummel m

(inf: = last part) → letztes Ende; the fag ends of old policies → die kümmerlichen Reste der alten Politik

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

fag end

n → fine f, sgoccioli mpl (Brit) (fam) (of cigarette) → mozzicone m, cicca

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