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nounPlural fagsfaɡfæɡ British 1informal in singular A tiring or unwelcome task. 〈非正式，主英〉累活，苦差事 it's too much of a fag to drive all the way there and back again 一路开车去又开车回来，实在是件苦差使。 Example sentencesExamples - So instead of a relaxing end to a busy social week, diving has become a fag and a beastly chore.
Synonyms chore, slog, grind, drudgery, exertion, trouble, bother, pain, hardship, bore informal sweat 2A junior pupil at a public school who does minor chores for a senior pupil. 〈英〉（英国公学中）供高年级学生差遣的低年级学生 a fag at school who has suffered a well-earned beating Example sentencesExamples - Unlike most of the top pros who, when the camera's are pointed elsewhere, treat their caddies as if they were public school fags, Garcia is genuinely close to his bagman, South African Glenn Murray.
- He looks like he should be a fag at a public school with those impish, worried looks.
verbfagged, fagging, fagsfaɡfæɡ [no object]British informal 1Work hard, especially at a tedious task. 〈英，非正式〉辛勤工作（尤指做冗长乏味的事） he didn't have to fag away in a lab to get the right answer 他不必为了得到正确答案而在实验室里干得那么辛苦。 Example sentencesExamples - Hardly ideal circumstances for a history-making start, but after a few innings things fag into place for the hard throwing right-hander.
- I couldn't be fagged doing it tonight, as I am recovering from the horror of dragging two toddlers around the Royal Melbourne Show all day.
Synonyms work hard, labour, work one's fingers to the bone, work like a trojan, work like a dog, work day and night, exert oneself, keep at it, keep one's nose to the grindstone, grind away, slave away, grub away, plough away, plod away - 1.1 (of a public-school pupil) do minor chores for a senior pupil.
〈英〉（公学学生）供高年级学生使唤 the lower boys in each house fagged for members of the Library 每座寄宿舍的低年级男生都为图书馆成员服务。 Example sentencesExamples - In fact, according to a recent biography of Jackson, Churchill actually fagged for two England captains, having earlier served Archie MacLaren as well.
- One of my fagging duties was to make a prefect's bed, but others had to clean shoes and the brass buttons on the cadet uniforms.
- Kerr is a strange fish; I once fagged for a chap like him at Fettes.
- Letwin had his rebellious moments, campaigning against fagging, the custom of older pupils using younger ones as servants, yet his underlying politics remained conventional.
- Most prominent English Public (again, read: PRIVATE) schools, like Eton have pro-actively outlawed the practice of fagging as they've seen what it inevitably leads to; senior boys queuing up to gang rape the junior ones.
- It may be a classic but it's a naff classic, surely: Harry Potter may have given boarding school life a shot in the arm but tales of fagging and prep-time high jinks are hardly the stuff of progressive drama.
OriginMid 16th century (as a verb in the sense 'grow weary'): of unknown origin. Compare with flag4. Rhymesbag, blag, brag, Bragg, crag, dag, drag, flag, gag, hag, jag, lag, mag, nag, quag, rag, sag, scrag, slag, snag, sprag, stag, swag, tag, wag, zag nounPlural fagsfaɡfæɡ North American offensive, informal A male homosexual. 〈北美，冒犯〉男同性恋者
Derivativesadjectiveˈfaɡiˈfæɡi North American informal, offensive Characteristic of or like a homosexual man.
Origin1920s: short for faggot (sense 3 of the noun). nounPlural fagsfaɡfæɡ British informal A cigarette. 〈英，非正式〉香烟 she's got a fag in her mouth, and she's squinting her eyes against the smoke Example sentencesExamples - Midnight came and went and suddenly it was 3.00 am, I'd drunk a shedload of Guinness, smoked a fair few fags and was starting to feel dopey.
- You're the one who puts the fag in your mouth, you make the choice to smoke.
- She won't let Alvin smoke his spliffs and fags inside any more.
- The soundtrack to Rachel Lowe's video piece is more restrained - on two screens side by side we watch a woman smoke fags and drink coffee, and hear the fuzzy hubbub of the nowheresville shopping mall she's in.
- ‘A fag is a cig,’ he rolled his eyes at her stupidity.
- All I know is I've not touched a drop, not smoked a fag, I've eaten bags and bags of fruit and played a couple of games of football.
- And then there was the time we went round the school with a note from Jenkins saying we were doing a study into the effects of cigarette smoke, and could we have some of your fags please sir/miss?
- Caleb's rasping chords sound like he's just smoked 50 fags but he remains tuneful and purveys strong emotion whether exhilaration, tenderness or pain.
OriginLate 19th century: elliptically from fag end. nounfæɡfaɡ British informal 1A tiring or unwelcome task. 〈非正式，主英〉累活，苦差事 it's too much of a fag to drive all the way there and back again 一路开车去又开车回来，实在是件苦差使。 Example sentencesExamples - So instead of a relaxing end to a busy social week, diving has become a fag and a beastly chore.
Synonyms chore, slog, grind, drudgery, exertion, trouble, bother, pain, hardship, bore - 1.1 A junior pupil at a private school who works and runs errands for a senior pupil.
〈英〉（英国公学中）供高年级学生差遣的低年级学生 Example sentencesExamples - Unlike most of the top pros who, when the camera's are pointed elsewhere, treat their caddies as if they were public school fags, Garcia is genuinely close to his bagman, South African Glenn Murray.
- He looks like he should be a fag at a public school with those impish, worried looks.
verbfæɡfaɡ [no object]informal 1Work hard, especially at a tedious job or task. 〈英，非正式〉辛勤工作（尤指做冗长乏味的事） he didn't have to fag away in a lab to get the right answer 他不必为了得到正确答案而在实验室里干得那么辛苦。 Example sentencesExamples - Hardly ideal circumstances for a history-making start, but after a few innings things fag into place for the hard throwing right-hander.
- I couldn't be fagged doing it tonight, as I am recovering from the horror of dragging two toddlers around the Royal Melbourne Show all day.
Synonyms work hard, labour, work one's fingers to the bone, work like a trojan, work like a dog, work day and night, exert oneself, keep at it, keep one's nose to the grindstone, grind away, slave away, grub away, plough away, plod away - 1.1 (of a pupil at a private school) work and run errands for a senior pupil.
〈英〉（英国公学中）供高年级学生差遣的低年级学生 Example sentencesExamples - It may be a classic but it's a naff classic, surely: Harry Potter may have given boarding school life a shot in the arm but tales of fagging and prep-time high jinks are hardly the stuff of progressive drama.
- Kerr is a strange fish; I once fagged for a chap like him at Fettes.
- In fact, according to a recent biography of Jackson, Churchill actually fagged for two England captains, having earlier served Archie MacLaren as well.
- One of my fagging duties was to make a prefect's bed, but others had to clean shoes and the brass buttons on the cadet uniforms.
- Most prominent English Public (again, read: PRIVATE) schools, like Eton have pro-actively outlawed the practice of fagging as they've seen what it inevitably leads to; senior boys queuing up to gang rape the junior ones.
- Letwin had his rebellious moments, campaigning against fagging, the custom of older pupils using younger ones as servants, yet his underlying politics remained conventional.
OriginMid 16th century (as a verb in the sense ‘grow weary’): of unknown origin. Compare with flag. nounfæɡfaɡ North American offensive, informal A male homosexual. 〈北美，冒犯〉男同性恋者
Origin1920s: short for faggot (sense 1 of the noun). nounfæɡfaɡ British informal A cigarette. 〈英，非正式〉香烟 she's got a fag in her mouth, and she's squinting her eyes against the smoke Example sentencesExamples - She won't let Alvin smoke his spliffs and fags inside any more.
- Caleb's rasping chords sound like he's just smoked 50 fags but he remains tuneful and purveys strong emotion whether exhilaration, tenderness or pain.
- And then there was the time we went round the school with a note from Jenkins saying we were doing a study into the effects of cigarette smoke, and could we have some of your fags please sir/miss?
- All I know is I've not touched a drop, not smoked a fag, I've eaten bags and bags of fruit and played a couple of games of football.
- ‘A fag is a cig,’ he rolled his eyes at her stupidity.
- You're the one who puts the fag in your mouth, you make the choice to smoke.
- The soundtrack to Rachel Lowe's video piece is more restrained - on two screens side by side we watch a woman smoke fags and drink coffee, and hear the fuzzy hubbub of the nowheresville shopping mall she's in.
- Midnight came and went and suddenly it was 3.00 am, I'd drunk a shedload of Guinness, smoked a fair few fags and was starting to feel dopey.
OriginLate 19th century: elliptically from fag end. |