\ ˈfag
\
\
fagged; fagging
Definition of fag
(Entry 1 of 6)
: to work hard : toil
: to tire by strenuous activity : exhaust
fagged by the strenuous climb
fag
noun (1)Definition of fag (Entry 2 of 6)
2
: drudge sense 1
fag
noun (2)Definition of fag (Entry 3 of 6)
: an English public-school boy who acts as servant to an older schoolmate
fag
verb (2)
fagged; fagging; fags
Definition of fag (Entry 4 of 6)
: to serve as a fag (see fag entry 3) especially in an English public school
fagging for older boys during his first year
fag
noun (3)Definition of fag (Entry 5 of 6)
fag
noun (4)
plural fags
Definition of fag (Entry 6 of 6)
offensive
: a gay person
—used as a term of abuse and disparagement
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Noun (4)
faggy
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ˈfa-gē
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adjective,
offensive
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adjective,
offensive Synonyms for fag
Synonyms: Verb (1)
- bang away,
- beaver (away),
- dig (away),
- drudge,
- endeavor,
- grub,
- hump,
- hustle,
- labor,
- moil,
- peg (away),
- plod,
- plow,
- plug,
- slave,
- slog,
- strain,
- strive,
- struggle,
- sweat,
- toil,
- travail,
- tug,
- work
Synonyms: Noun (1)
- dogsbody
- [chiefly British],
- drone,
- drudge,
- drudger,
- foot soldier,
- grub,
- grubber,
- grunt,
- laborer,
- peon,
- plugger,
- slave,
- slavey,
- slogger,
- toiler,
- worker
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“Fag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fag. Accessed 3 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of fag was in 1770
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