fag end

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fag end

n.1. The frayed end of a length of cloth or rope.2. a. An inferior or worn-out remnant.b. The last part: "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century" (Wallace Irwin, Jr.).

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[Middle English fagge, fag, broken thread in cloth, something that hangs loose.]

fag end

n 1. the last and worst part, esp when it is of little use 2. informal Brit the stub of a cigarette [C17: see fag²]

fag′ end′

n. 1. the last part or very end of something: the fag end of a rope. 2. the unfinished end of a piece of cloth. 3. a remnant or scrap, esp. of cloth at the end of a bolt. [1605–15; >Middle English fagge flap]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.fag end - the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm"tail end, tailend, ending - the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"

2.fag end - the frayed end of a length of cloth or ropeoddment, remnant, remainder, end - a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold