fug

[ fuhg ]

noun

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

fug

/ fʌɡ /

noun

1. a hot, stale, or suffocating atmosphere

Derived Forms

• ˈfuggy, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fug¹

First recorded in 1885–90; originally British dialect and boarding school slang; further origin obscure; compare earlier British slang fogo “stench”

Word History and Origins

Origin of fug¹

C19: perhaps variant of fog ¹

Example Sentences

The draughtiness and civilization of the new huts compared with the "fug" of the tents all combined to give us chills!

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Nigel had booked himself to play fug-socker with three hearty Trindogs of Trinity.

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All dugouts have a peculiar "fug" of their own, but these German dugouts were particularly unpleasant.

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Millet, called “sa′-fug,” is sowed on the surface of the earth.

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All others were below ground round the "fug" of their braziers.

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