fug

[fuhg]

noun

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

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, 1917
Philip Gibbs
All dugouts have a peculiar "fug" of their own, but these German dugouts were particularly unpleasant.
Fighting the Boche Underground
Harry 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 War
Pat Beauchamp

British Dictionary definitions for fug

fug

noun

mainly British a hot, stale, or suffocating atmosphere

Derived Formsfuggy, adjective

Word Origin for fug

C19: perhaps variant of fog 1

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Word Origin and History for fug

"thick, close, stuffy atmosphere," 1888.