fug

American  

[fuhg] / fʌg /

noun

1. stale air, especially the humid, warm, ill-smelling air of a crowded room, kitchen, etc.

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fug British  

/ fʌɡ /

noun

1. a hot, stale, or suffocating atmosphere

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Other Word Forms

• fuggy adjective

Etymology

Origin of fug

First recorded in 1885–90; originally British dialect and boarding school slang; further origin obscure; compare earlier British slang fogo “stench”

Example Sentences

The economic fug that has lasted for years might lift, slower inflation and interest rates cuts could shift that stubborn sense that the UK's economic fortunes are characterised by decline.

From BBC

The American was already a major champion and had won twice that season but he was in a fug.

From BBC

They were gathering evidence for potential criminal charges against the MPs who had plunged the parliament into a fug of pink and black smoke as they unfurled banners accusing the government of corruption.

From BBC

Amid the fug of confusion, MacNeice pulled up replay after replay for Berry to look at and - eureka! - appeared to be leading Berry in the direction of try.

From BBC

A bit of harmony, a collective pulling ourselves out of this fug, wouldn’t go amiss at the moment.

From Washington Post