FAG

fag

Noun

  1. In textile inspections, a rough or coarse defect in the woven fabric.
  2. A photovoltaic cell that is no longer in use.
  3. A cigarette.
  4. The worst part or end of a thing.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A chore; an arduous and tiresome task.
  2. In many British boarding schools, a younger student acting as a servant for senior students.

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. A homosexual person.
    1. In particular, a conspicuously non-straight-acting homosexual male.
  2. An annoying person.
    Why did you do that, you fag?

Verb

  1. To make exhausted, tired out.
  2. To droop; to tire.
  3. For a younger student to act as a servant for senior students in many British boarding schools.


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