FAG | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of fag in English fagnoun uk /fæɡ/ us /fæɡ/

fag noun (CIGARETTE)

Add to word list Add to word list [ C ] UK slang a cigarette: a packet of fags She's gone outside for a quick fag.fag end There were fag ends all over the floor.

fag noun (GAY MAN)

[ C ] mainly US offensive an extremely offensive word for a gay man

fag noun (TROUBLE)

 be a fag mainly UK informal to be boring and tiring to do: It's such a fag to have to make your bed every morning. See more

fag noun (YOUNG BOY)

[ C ] UK old-fashioned (at some large British private schools) a younger boy who has to do jobs for an older boy

Idiom

the fag end of something fagverb [ I ] UK old-fashioned uk /fæɡ/ us /fæɡ/ -gg- If a younger boy fags for an older boy at a British private school, he does jobs for him.

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can't be fagged (Definition of fag from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of fag?

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in Chinese (Traditional) 香煙, 同性戀的, （冒犯語）男同性戀者… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 香烟, 同性恋的, （冒犯语）男同性恋者… See more in Spanish cigarro, pitillo, gay… See more in Portuguese cigarro, chatice… See more in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Korean in Ukrainian in Italian タバコ… See more sigara, zor iş… See more corvée, clope… See more cigarreta… See more corvee, sigaret… See more dřina, retka, cigareta… See more slid, slavearbejde, smøg… See more kerja berat, rokok… See more งานที่ยากลำบากหรือน่าเบื่อหน่าย, บุหรี่ (คำไม่เป็นทางการ)… See more công việc mệt nhọc, thuốc lá… See more fajka, harówka, ćmik… See more slitgöra, knog, cigg… See more kerja berat, rokok… See more die Schinderei, der Glimmstengel… See more slit, slavearbeid, sigarett… See more 담배… See more важка, виснажлива робота, цигарка… See more cicca, faticata, sigaretta… See more Need a translator?

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• fag hag
• fag, at faggot
• be a fag phrase
• the fag end of something idiom

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    • fag (CIGARETTE)
    • fag (GAY MAN)
    • fag (TROUBLE)
    • be a fag
    • fag (YOUNG BOY)
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