First Known Use: 1888
Dictionary
1fug
noun \ˈfəg\
: the unpleasant air in a room that is very crowded, smoky, etc.
Full Definition of FUG
: the stuffy atmosphere of a poorly ventilated space; also : a stuffy or malodorous emanation
— fug·gy \ˈfə-gē\ adjective
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Origin of FUG
perhaps alteration of 1fog
2fug
verb
fuggedfug·ging
Definition of FUG
intransitive verb
: to loll indoors in a stuffy atmosphere
transitive verb
: to make stuffy and odorous
First Known Use of FUG
circa 1889
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