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