fag
verb (1)
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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)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)Definition of fag (Entry 6 of 6)
—used as an insulting and contemptuous term for a male homosexual
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adjective
slang, offensive
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