fug

[ fuhg ]

noun
  1. stale air, especially the humid, warm, ill-smelling air of a crowded room, kitchen, etc.

Origin of fug

1
First 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
  1. mainly British a hot, stale, or suffocating atmosphere

Origin of fug

1
C19: perhaps variant of fog 1

Derived forms of fug

  • fuggy, adjective

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