English[]
Pronunciation[]
- Rhymes: -æɡ
Etymology 1[]
Probably from fag end (“‘remnant’”), from Middle English fagge
Noun[]
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Fag ({{{1}}})
- (US, technical) In textile inspections, a rough or coarse defect in the woven fabric.
- (US, technical) A photovoltaic cell cell that is no longer in use.
- (British and AU, colloquial, dated in US and Canada) A cigarette.
- 2001, Oliver Sacks, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood, Alfred A. Knopf (2001), 15,
- All of them, like my mother, were heavy smokers, and after warming themselves by the fire, they would sit on the sofa and smoke, lobbing their web fag ends into the fire.
- The Bulletin, Oregon, Jan 25, 1968
- He'd Phase Out Fag Industry: A UCLA professor has called for the phasing out of the cigarette industry....
- 2001, Oliver Sacks, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood, Alfred A. Knopf (2001), 15,
- Template:UK The worst part or end of a thing.
- 1788, William Perry ed., The Royal standard English dictionary[1]:
- Fag, s. the worst part or end of anything.
- 1788, William Perry ed., The Royal standard English dictionary[1]:
Synonyms[]
- (cigarette): ciggy (Australia), smoke
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Etymology 2[]
Probably alteration of flag (“‘droop, tire’”)
Noun[]
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Fag ({{{1}}})
- (British, colloquial) A chore; an arduous and tiresome task.
- (British, archaic, colloquial) Term used in UK public schools for a younger student acting as a servant for senior students.
Verb[]
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to Fag (third-person singular simple present fags, present participle fagging, simple past and past participle fagged)
- (transitive, colloquial, used mainly in passive form) To make exhausted, tired out.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To droop; to tire.
- (British, archaic, colloquial) For a younger student to act as a servant for senior students in UK public schools.
Etymology 3[]
From faggot
Noun[]
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Fag ({{{1}}})
- (colloquial, vulgar, derogatory) A male homosexual.
- 1926, American Neurological Association, New York Neurological Association et al, Journal of nervous and mental disease, vol. 94, page 467:
- In schizophrenics, however, the homosexual outlet is sooner or later ... ideas that strangers call them "cs," "fairy," "woman," "fag," " fruit," etc.). ...
- 2008, Paul Ryan Brewer, Value war: public opinion and the politics of gay rights[2], ISBN 0742562115, 9780742562110, page 60:
- ... what appeared to be overt appeals to anti-gay sentiment. When House Majority Whip Dick Armey referred to fellow Congressman Barney Frank as "Barney Fag" in 1995, he suffered a barage of negative publicity that prompted him to explain his choice of words as a slip of the tongue.
- 1926, American Neurological Association, New York Neurological Association et al, Journal of nervous and mental disease, vol. 94, page 467:
- (US, colloquial, vulgar, pejorative) An annoying person.
- Why did you do that, you fag?
- (colloquial, vulgar, derogatory) A homosexual person
Usage notes[]
When used in North America to describe a male homosexual, fag is a very offensive and vulgar term, but not as offensive and vulgar as faggot. However, the term may be used in a good-natured manner among homosexual men themselves.
Derived terms[]
- fagmosexual
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Danish[]
Etymology[]
From German Fach (“‘compartment, drawer, subject’”), from Old High German fah (“‘wall’”).
Noun[]
Fag n. (singular definite Faget, plural indefinite Fag)
- subject
- trade, craft, profession
- bay
Inflection[]
neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative, dative and accusative | Fag | Faget | Fag | Fagene |
genitive | Fags | Fagets | Fags | Fagenes |
Icelandic[]
Pronunciation[]
- IPA: [faːx]
Noun[]
Fag n.
- subject (particular area of study)
This Icelandic entry was created from the translations listed at subject. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see Fag in the Icelandic Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) March 2010
Norwegian[]
Noun[]
Fag
- subject (school)
Polish[]
Noun[]
Fag m.
- phage
Romanian[]
Etymology[]
Latin fagus
Noun[]
Fag m. (plural fagi)
- beech (tree of Fagus family)
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