I. ˈfag verb
( fagged ; fag·ging )
Etymology: perhaps from obsolete fag to droop, from fag fag end
Date: 1772
intransitive verb
: to work hard : toil
transitive verb
: to tire by strenuous activity : exhaust
fagged by the strenuous climb
Synonyms: see tire
II. noun
Date: 1780
1. chiefly British : toil , drudgery
2. : drudge 1
III. noun
Etymology: probably short for faggot
Date: 1785
: an English public-school boy who acts as servant to an older schoolmate
IV. intransitive verb
Date: 1806
: to serve as a fag especially in an English public school
fagging for older boys during his first year
V. noun
Etymology: fag end
Date: circa 1888
: cigarette
VI. noun
Date: 1921
usually disparaging : faggot
• fag·gy ˈfa-gē adjective , usually disparaging