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fug

[ fuhg ]
/ fʌg /

noun

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

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Origin of fug

1885–90; of obscure origin; 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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Example sentences from the Web for fug

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

    Fighting the Boche Underground|Harry Davis Trounce

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

    From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917|Philip Gibbs

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

    Fanny Goes to War|Pat Beauchamp

British Dictionary definitions for fug

fug
/ (fʌɡ) /

noun

mainly British a hot, stale, or suffocating atmosphere

Derived forms of fug

fuggy, adjective

Word Origin for fug

C19: perhaps variant of fog 1
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