fag end

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /fæg ˈend/
- /fæɡ end/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /fæg ˈend/

Definitions of fag end words

noun fag end the last part or very end of something: the fag end of a rope. 1
noun fag end the unfinished end of a piece of cloth; remnant. 1
countable noun fag end A fag end is the last part of a cigarette, which people throw away when they have smoked the rest. 0
countable noun fag end If you refer to the fag end of something, you mean the last part of it, especially when you consider this part boring or unimportant. 0
noun fag end the last and worst part, esp when it is of little use 0
noun fag end the stub of a cigarette 0

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Origin of fag end

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

First recorded in 1605-15

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Parts of speech for Fag end

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Fag end

fag end popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

fag end usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for fag end

noun fag end

tail — the limitation of an estate to a person and the person’s heirs or some particular class of such heirs.
handle — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
shank — Anatomy. the part of the lower limb in humans between the knee and the ankle; leg.
bottom — The bottom of something is the lowest or deepest part of it.
tip — Eugene (Gladstone) 1888–1953, U.S. playwright: Nobel prize 1936.

All 31 Synonyms of fag end

Antonyms for fag end

noun fag end

top — Technical/Office Protocol
commencement — The commencement of something is its beginning.
beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
start — to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
front — the foremost part or surface of anything.

All 6 Antonyms of fag end

fag end

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Definitions of fag end words

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Synonyms for fag end

noun fag end

Antonyms for fag end

noun fag end

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