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View synonyms for fag end

fag end

noun

  1. the last part or very end of something:

    the fag end of a rope.

  2. the unfinished end of a piece of cloth; remnant.


fag end

noun

  1. the last and worst part, esp when it is of little use
  2. informal.
    the stub of a cigarette
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fag end1

First recorded in 1605–15
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fag end1

C17: see fag ²

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