fag
Plural: fags
Noun
- offensive term for an openly homosexual man
- finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
- In textile inspections, a rough or coarse defect in the woven fabric.
- A cigarette.
- The worst part or end of a thing.
- A chore: an arduous and tiresome task.
- A younger student acting as a servant for senior students.
- A homosexual man, especially (usually derogatory) an effeminate or unusual one.
- An annoying person.
Verb
Verb Forms: fagged, fagging, fags
- To make someone weary by hard work; to exhaust.
- act as a servant for older boys, in British public schools
- work hard
- exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
- To make exhausted, tired out.
- To droop; to tire.
- (of a younger student) To act as a servant for senior students in many British boarding schools.
- To have (a younger student) act as a servant in this way.
- To work hard, especially on menial chores.
Examples
- The intense concentration required for Words With Friends can FAG even the most seasoned players.
- Why did you do that, you fag?
Origin / Etymology
Probably from fag end (“remnant”), from Middle English fagge (“flap”).
Synonyms
butt, cigaret, cigarette, coffin nail, dig, drudge, fag out, faggot, fagot, fairy, fatigue, grind, jade, labor, labour, moil, nance, outwear, pansy, poof, poove, pouf, queen, queer, tire, tire out, toil, travail, wear, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary, ciggy, homosexual person, jerk, oily rag, smoke
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 7
fag: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordfag: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fag: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary