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

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tag end

If the tag end of the century resembles the work of any single SF writer, it must surely be J.G.

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

"If I found that only the tag end of another generation was interested," says Morath, "I'd have dropped it long ago."

From Time Magazine Archive

At the tag end of an 18-hour workday, General Mohammed Naguib, Egypt's reluctant strong man, and his eager-beaver officers gathered around a radio in Abbas-sia barracks.

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