1. n. & v.
--n.
1. esp. Brit. colloq. a piece of drudgery; a wearisome or unwelcome task.
2 sl. a cigarette.
3 Brit. (at public schools) a junior pupil who runs errands for a senior.
--v. (fagged, fagging)
1. a tr. (often foll. by out) tire out; exhaust. b intr. toil.
2 intr. Brit. (in public schools) act as a fag.
3 tr. Naut. (often foll. by out) fray (the end of a rope etc.).
Phrases and idioms:
fag-end sl.
1. Brit. a cigarette-end.
2 an inferior or useless remnant.
Etymology: orig. unkn.: cf. FLAG(1) 2. n. US sl. often offens. a male homosexual.
Etymology: abbr. of FAGGOT