First Known Use: 1600
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fag end
noun
: the last and usually least appealing or interesting part of something
Full Definition of FAG END
1
a : a poor or worn-out end : remnant b : the extreme end
2
a : the last part or coarser end of a web of cloth b : the untwisted end of a rope
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Origin of FAG END
earlier fag, from Middle English fagge flap
Rhymes with FAG END
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