tag end
Americannoun
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the last or final part of something.
They came in at the tag end of the performance.
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a random scrap, fragment, or remnant.
noun
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the last part of something
the tag end of the day
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a loose end of cloth, thread, etc
Etymology
Origin of tag end
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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The chief disease carrier is a dropsical old shark called Book Gresham, the tag end of Tuxahatchie's first family.
From Time Magazine Archive
They were at the tag end of the term.
From Time Magazine Archive
Even in context, this comes off little better than the tag end of a sententious newspaper editorial.
From Time Magazine Archive
An ironic short story might be apt for the rookie whose only appearance in a big league box score comes at the tag end of a lost season.
From Time Magazine Archive
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 "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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