tag end

American  

noun

1. the last or final part of something.

   They came in at the tag end of the performance.

2. a random scrap, fragment, or remnant.

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tag end British  

noun

1. the last part of something

   the tag end of the day

2. a loose end of cloth, thread, etc

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Etymology

Origin of tag end

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

With your right hand, push the tag end of the lighter line through the loop as shown, allowing six to ten inches to tie the knot.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then push the tag end of the lighter line back through the loop so that it exits on the same side from which it entered.

From Time Magazine Archive

A few seasons ago, at the tag end of one of those strength-sapping St. Louis summers, Stan toyed with the restful notion of quitting after he rapped out his 3,000th.

From Time Magazine Archive

A Communist radio announcer de scribes the tag end of a May Day parade: "We can already hear the noise of stamping and shuffling," he says with enthusiasm.

From Time Magazine Archive

At the very tag end of the parade came Mr. Cogswell’s delivery wagon, its sides adorned with hand-painted signs proclaiming “National War Savings Day Parade.”

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

Related Words

• fragment
• particle
• remnant