Fag-end

Alternative forms

• fag end

Full definition of fag-end

Noun

1. last remnant
• 1898, Joseph Conrad, He was out of his mind; completely and for ever mad, with this sudden shock coming upon the fag-end of his endurance.
• 1981, New Scientist, 22nd Oct. issue, Fresh Air at Brighton, page 265But spatchcocked into the proceedings at the fag-end of the morning was a crisp and useful debate on toxic substances.
2. frayed end of a length of cloth or rope
3. The unsmoked end of a cigarette or cigar

Synonyms

• tag end
• tail end

Anagrams

• defang
• fanged