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Definition of "fag" []
- A student at a British public school who is required to perform menial tasks for a student in a higher class. (noun)
- A drudge. (noun)
- Chiefly British Fatiguing or tedious work; drudgery. (noun)
- To work to exhaustion; toil. (verb-intransitive)
- To function as the servant of another student in a British public school. (verb-intransitive)
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Use "fag" in a sentence
- "_fag_ is not to be found in Dr. Johnson's Dictionary; but the verb to fag is there a verb neuter, from fatigo, Latin, and is there explained to mean, "to grow weary, to faint with weariness.""
- "Come what may, after this altercation, it's probably a good bet that Brett Ratner will never, ever use the term "fag" in public discourse ever."
- "Making the term "fag" and other gay slurs no longer acceptable as generic insult language is a positive development, but there is much to be undone in the slow process to eradicate such popularized slang."