fug
[fuhg]
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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
1885–90; of obscure origin; compare earlier British slang fogo stench
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Examples from the Web for fug
Historical Examples of fug
All others were below ground round the "fug" of their braziers.
From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917Philip Gibbs
All dugouts have a peculiar "fug" of their own, but these German dugouts were particularly unpleasant.
Fighting the Boche UndergroundHarry Davis Trounce
The draughtiness and civilization of the new huts compared with the "fug" of the tents all combined to give us chills!
Fanny Goes to WarPat Beauchamp
fug
noun
Word Origin for fug
C19: perhaps variant of fog 1
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