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1. [N. Amer, offensive] A homosexual man
   - gay man
    
2. [Brit] Finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
   "he took a drag on his fag and expelled the smoke slowly";
   - cigarette, cigaret [US], coffin nail, butt, ciggy [Brit], cig, gasper [Brit]
    
3. A tedious or tiring task

1. Work hard
   "Lexicographers fag all day long";
   - labor [US], labour [Brit, Cdn], toil, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil [N. Amer]
    
2. Exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
   "We fagged ourselves out on this hike";
   - tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out [Brit], fatigue, knacker [Brit]
    
3. [Brit, archaic] Act as a servant for older boys, in British public schools

Derived forms: fagging, fagged, fags

Type of: assist, attend, attend to, do work, gay, homophile, homosexual, indispose, roll of tobacco, serve, smoke, wait on, work

Encyclopedia: Fag