fag

UK
/fæɡ/
US
/fæɡ/

Translations

fagnoun
fags
pl
UK
/fæɡ/
US
/fæɡ/
He stepped outside to have a quick fag.
Он вышел на улицу, чтобы быстро выкурить сигарету.
He faced discrimination for being a fag.
Он столкнулся с дискриминацией за то, что он гей.
Additional translations
мальчик на побегушках
тяжёлая работа
Synonyms
fagverb
fagged
Past Simple
fagged
Past Participle
fagging
Gerund
UK
/fæɡ/
US
/fæɡ/
He went outside to fag during the break.
Он вышел на улицу покурить во время перерыва.
Additional translations

Definitions

fagnoun
A tiring or unwelcome task.
Cleaning the entire house by myself was such a fag.
A junior student at a British public school who is required to perform certain duties for a senior student.
As a first-year student, he was assigned as a fag to one of the seniors.
Chiefly British, informal: a cigarette.
He popped outside for a quick fag during the break.
Slang, offensive: a homosexual man.
The word "fag" is an offensive slur for a gay man and should be avoided.
fagverb
To work hard, especially at a tedious or laborious task.
He had to fag away at his assignments all weekend to meet the deadline.
To tire or weary someone out.
The long hike fagged the children out completely.
British, historical: to act as a servant or perform menial tasks for an older student at a public school.
In his first year he had to fag for a prefect, running errands and polishing boots.