fag

/fæg/

/fæg/

Other forms: fagged; fags; fagging

Fag is mainly used as an offensive term for homosexuals. Although it has other meanings, you should probably avoid it at all costs.

This is a very strong word that should be avoided in nearly all situations: fag (short for faggot) is a hateful slur against homosexuals. Because fag is such an offensive word, the other meanings are uncommon, but fagging has also meant working hard and getting tired, as in fagging out. A fag — especially in England — is also a cigarette, and in British boys’ schools, fags are servants for older boys.

Definitions of fag

1. noun

   offensive term for an openly homosexual man
   type of:

   gay man

   a homosexual man
2. noun

   finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
   synonyms: butt, cigaret, cigarette, coffin nail

   types:

   cubeb, cubeb cigarette

   a cigarette containing cubeb

   filter-tipped cigarette

   a cigarette with a filter tip

   type of:

   roll of tobacco, smoke

   tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder
3. verb

   exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
   synonyms: fag out, fatigue, jade, outwear, tire, tire out, wear, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary

   types:

   beat, exhaust, tucker, tucker out, wash up

   wear out completely

   overfatigue, overtire, overweary

   tire excessively

   frazzle

   exhaust physically or emotionally

   play

   exhaust by allowing to pull on the line

   kill

   tire out completely

   type of:

   indispose

   cause to feel unwell
4. verb

   work hard
   synonyms: dig, drudge, grind, labor, labour, moil, toil, travail

   type of:

   do work, work

   be employed
5. verb

   act as a servant for older boys, in British public schools
   type of:

   assist, attend, attend to, serve, wait on

   work for or be a servant to