Word: Fag
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century (as a verb in the sense ‘grow weary’): of unknown origin. Compare with flag
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
faɡ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a tiring or unwelcome task
Short Definition:tiring or unwelcome task
Examples:- it's too much of a fag to drive all the way there and back again
Definition:
a junior pupil at a public school who does minor chores for a senior pupil
Short Definition:junior pupil who does chores
Examples:- a fag at school who has suffered a well-earned beating
Word: Fag
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
faɡ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
work hard, especially at a tedious task
Short Definition:work hard
Examples:- he didn't have to fag away in a lab to get the right answer
Definition:
(of a public-school pupil) do minor chores for a senior pupil
Short Definition:do minor chores
Examples:- the lower boys in each house fagged for members of the Library
