99SamPanda99 In reply to Rainbowfusion86 [2019-02-16 22:48:01 +0000 UTC]
fag1Dictionary result for fag
/faɡ/
noun
INFORMAL•BRITISH
noun: fag
1.
a tiring or unwelcome task.
"it's too much of a fag to drive all the way there and back again"
synonyms:chore, slog, grind, drudgery, exertion, trouble, bother, pain, hardship, bore;
informalsweat
"it's too much of a fag to drive all the way there and back"
verb
INFORMAL
verb: fag; 3rd person present: fags; past tense: fagged; past participle: fagged; gerund or present participle: fagging
1.
work hard, especially at a tedious job or task.
"he didn't have to fag away in a lab to get the right answer"
Origin
mid 16th century (as a verb in the sense ‘grow weary’): of unknown origin. Compare with flag4.
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