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fag end
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fag end
(noun)
fag end
noun
plural
fag ends
fag end
noun
plural
fag ends
Britannica Dictionary definition of FAG END
[
count
]
British, informal
:
the last and usually least appealing or interesting part of something
He came in right at the
fag end
[=
tail end
] of the meeting.
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