Fag
noun
A cigarette.
Can I bum a fag off you?
Often appears as...
- have a fag
- light a fag
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
An offensive term for a gay man.
They used the term 'fag' as an insult.
Usage tips
Vulgar, Disapproving
Colloquial, Idiomatic
verb
To become very tired after hard work.
After hiking all day, we were completely fagged out.
Often appears as...
- fagged out
- fagging away
Usage tips
Informal
noun
Lesser student who does jobs for seniors in a certain British schools (archaic).
The fags would carry out tasks for the older boys.
Often appears as...
- school fag
- private fag
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A cigarette.
Can I bum a fag off you?
Often appears as...
- have a fag
- light a fag
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
An offensive term for a gay man.
They used the term 'fag' as an insult.
Usage tips
Vulgar, Disapproving
Colloquial, Idiomatic
verb
To become very tired after hard work.
After hiking all day, we were completely fagged out.
Often appears as...
- fagged out
- fagging away
Usage tips
Informal
noun
Lesser student who does jobs for seniors in a certain British schools (archaic).
The fags would carry out tasks for the older boys.
Often appears as...
- school fag
- private fag
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Colloquial Usage
Used informally among friends or in casual settings.
Let's step outside for a quick fag during the break.
Pro Tip 2/2Cultural Sensitivity
Be cautious, as 'fag' can be offensive elsewhere or misunderstood as homophobic.
I'd like a cigarette, please – not 'a fag', that could be taken the wrong way here.
Pro Tip 1/2Colloquial Usage
Used informally among friends or in casual settings.
Let's step outside for a quick fag during the break.
Pro Tip 2/2Cultural Sensitivity
Be cautious, as 'fag' can be offensive elsewhere or misunderstood as homophobic.
I'd like a cigarette, please – not 'a fag', that could be taken the wrong way here.
Pro Tip 1/2Colloquial Usage
Used informally among friends or in casual settings.
Let's step outside for a quick fag during the break.
Pro Tip 2/2Cultural Sensitivity
Be cautious, as 'fag' can be offensive elsewhere or misunderstood as homophobic.
I'd like a cigarette, please – not 'a fag', that could be taken the wrong way here.
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Video examples
Crystal Rasmussen: A...
And I worked hard to fall in love with the things I thought I'd left behind, the things I'd loved about Lancaster, growing up. The people there, the way we connect, Jan down the SPAR shop, who sells fags, the boys who give you a bit of a look but respect you nonetheless.
Video examples
Crystal Rasmussen: A...
And I worked hard to fall in love with the things I thought I'd left behind, the things I'd loved about Lancaster, growing up. The people there, the way we connect, Jan down the SPAR shop, who sells fags, the boys who give you a bit of a look but respect you nonetheless.
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
Mahesh Babu
Indian Actor
I struggled to kick the habit - I would make a decision to give up smoking, but it was hard. I couldn't resist the urge to steal a smoke. It was at that time that I was gifted Allen Carr's book 'The Easy Way to Stop Smoking.' After I read that book, I didn't touch a fag again.
Quote examples
Marlon James
Jamaican Athlete
At 28 years old, seven years out of college, I was so convinced that my voice outed me as a fag that I had stopped speaking to people I didn't know.
Quote examples
Jonathan Davis
American Musician
I'm a big rock star, I got a beautiful girl, and they still call me a fag. Its' like high school never ends - the jocks are always on top.
Quote examples
Mahesh Babu
Indian Actor
I struggled to kick the habit - I would make a decision to give up smoking, but it was hard. I couldn't resist the urge to steal a smoke. It was at that time that I was gifted Allen Carr's book 'The Easy Way to Stop Smoking.' After I read that book, I didn't touch a fag again.
Quote examples
Marlon James
Jamaican Athlete
At 28 years old, seven years out of college, I was so convinced that my voice outed me as a fag that I had stopped speaking to people I didn't know.
Quote examples
Jonathan Davis
American Musician
I'm a big rock star, I got a beautiful girl, and they still call me a fag. Its' like high school never ends - the jocks are always on top.
Example 1 of 3
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