fug
[ fuhg ]
noun
stale air, especially the humid, warm, ill-smelling air of a crowded room, kitchen, etc.
Origin of fug
1First recorded in 1885–90; originally British dialect and boarding school slang; further origin obscure; compare earlier British slang fogo “stench”
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British Dictionary definitions for fug
fug
/ (fʌɡ) /
noun
mainly British a hot, stale, or suffocating atmosphere
Origin of fug
1C19: perhaps variant of fog 1
Derived forms of fug
- fuggy, adjective
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