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fug

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) fug (noun)
  2. 2) fug (verb)

1fug

noun \ˈfəg\

Definition of FUG

: the stuffy atmosphere of a poorly ventilated space; also : a stuffy or malodorous emanation
— fug·gy \ˈfə-gē\ adjective
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Examples of FUG

  1. They sat in the dense fug of a smoky bar.

Origin of FUG

perhaps alteration of 1fog
First Known Use: 1888

Rhymes with FUG

bug, chug, drug, dug, hug, jug, lug, mug, plug, pug, rug, shrug, slug, smug, snug, thug, trug, tug, vug

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