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fag end

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noun
  1. the last part or very end of something: the fag end of a rope.
  2. the unfinished end of a piece of cloth; remnant.
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Origin of fag end

First recorded in 1605–15
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Related Words

rear, butt, rudder, tail, buttocks, end, reverse, extremity, train, behind, stub, appendage, posterior, tag, tush, rump, conclusion, tailpiece, empennage, handle
British Dictionary definitions for fag end

fag end

noun
  1. the last and worst part, esp when it is of little use
  2. British informal the stub of a cigarette
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Word Origin

C17: see fag ²
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