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

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 Literature

He won over Seattle’s locker room, but where his price tag ends up will ultimately determine if the Seahawks even become a suitor.

From Washington Times

I’ve taken to doing these mirror things with one lens in my mouth, glassy and thin like the tag end of a lemon drop.

From Literature

For now at least, the consensus says that when a price tag ends in something other than .99, it’s a safe bet that the item is below full price.

From Time

I fished out of my memory such tag ends of gossip as had reached me, I could hardly tell from where.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• fragment
• particle
• remnant