fag

noun (a fag, fags)

«fag» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

(UK, slang) A fag is a cigarette. tree →
(UK, informal) A fag is a boring or tiring job: what a fag! tree →
(UK, old) At some old boarding schools, a fag was a younger boy who did jobs for an older one. tree →
(offensive) A hateful slur against gay men, mostly American; never use it. tree →

In the lessons

Heard in UK rough talk (going out for a fag), health lessons about smoking, old school stories; the slur appears in bullying, which schools stop.

Examples

(UK slang) Uncle Mick went outside for a fag. tree →
There were fag ends all over the pavement. tree →
(UK) Washing up after a party is such a fag. tree →
Smoking fags damages your lungs. tree →
In the old story, the young boy had to be a fag for the prefects. tree →
Calling someone a hateful name is bullying; tell a teacher. tree →

Note

The cigarette sense is British slang; in the USA the word is mainly the slur, so avoid it. «Fag end» = cigarette end, or the last bit of something. Related: fagged out (UK, very tired).

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «fag» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«fag» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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