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noun
- 1. a tiring or unwelcome task: informal "it's too much of a fag to drive all the way there and back again"
- 2. a junior pupil at a public school who does minor chores for a senior pupil: "a fag at school who has suffered a well-earned beating"
verb
- 1. work hard, especially at a tedious task: informal "he didn't have to fag away in a lab to get the right answer"
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Faggot, often shortened to fag in American usage, is a term, usually considered a slur, used to refer to gay men. [1] [2] In American youth culture around the turn of the 21st century, its meaning extended as a broader reaching insult more related to masculinity and group power structure. [3]
FAG definition: 1. a cigarette: 2. an extremely offensive word for a gay man 3. to be boring and tiring to do: . Learn more.
Fag is mainly used as an offensive term for homosexuals. Although it has other meanings, you should probably avoid it at all costs. This is a very strong word that should be avoided in nearly all situations: fag (short for faggot) is a hateful slur against homosexuals.
1. chiefly British : toil, drudgery. it is such a fag; I came back tired to death Jane Austen. 2. : drudge sense 1. fag. 3 of 6. noun (2) : an English public-school boy who acts as servant to an older schoolmate. fag. 4 of 6. verb (2) fagged; fagging; fags.
A complete guide to the word "FAG": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
The terms fag and faggot are both used with disparaging intent and are perceived as highly insulting. However, faggot (but not fag ) is sometimes used within the gay community as a positive term of self-reference.
noun. 1. informal. a boring or wearisome task. it's a fag having to walk all that way. 2. British. (esp formerly) a young public school boy who performs menial chores for an older boy or prefect. verb Word forms: fags, fagging, fagged. 3. (when tr, often foll by out) informal. to become or cause to become exhausted by hard toil or work.
Fag became a trivial, widely-used insult in general parlance that didn’t necessarily meant to imply a person was Queer, which again became highly problematic. In the United Kingdom, however, a fag is chiefly used to describe a cigarette.
Definition of fag noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word fag. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in North American English. fag is considered offensive.
