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fag

fag

11 9.9
A British informal word for a cigarette
  • noun
  • /fæg/
  • Slang
translation icon : cigarrillo
  • After dinner, she lit a fag and enjoyed the cool evening air.
  • a fag
  • light a fag
  • give a fag

And now I stick to fags and a few gin and tonics.

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Examples

  • And I'll have a fag as well.

  • And I remember standing outside having a fag and I said to them, you know, do you think we'll get another season of this?

  • I was just going to finish my fag and head back in.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • "May I trouble you for a fag, please?"

    Fiction book (2000)
  • "I'm dying for a fag," he said.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • I haven't had a fag since yesterday, I promise.

  • Nah, he's just nipped outside for a fag.

  • We were messing around, lighting fags, blathering, and arguing about women.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • He stepped outside for a quick fag before his meeting.

  • Can you pass me a fag? I need one to relax.

Synonyms

cigarette
vsfag
1.0

A thin roll of tobacco wrapped in paper that you smoke

is slang and usually refers to a hand rolled rather than manufactured version
smoke
vsfag
  • Informal
87 4.6

A cigarette or cigar, a small roll of tobacco you light to inhale

is British slang specifically for a hand rolled tobacco item
cig
vsfag
  • Informal
10 8.2

A short thin tube of tobacco that people smoke

is British slang that often means a hand rolled cigarette
marijuana cigarette
vsfag
  • NSFW
5 6.7

A thin roll of marijuana that people smoke

refers to tobacco items in British slang, not ones made from marijuana
gasper
vsfag
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A cigarette that is strong or harsh to smoke

is broader British slang without implying strength or harshness
sutta
vsfag
  • Slang
9.9

An informal word for a cigarette used in Britain, Australia, and New Zealand

is British slang often used for a hand rolled cigarette
coffin nail
vsfag
  • Archaic
9.6

A cigarette you smoke that people say shortens your life

is casual British slang usually meaning a hand rolled cigarette
cigaret
vsfag
  • Archaic
1.8

A thin roll of tobacco wrapped in paper that you smoke

is informal British slang often implying a hand rolled form

Compounds

fag hag
  • Slur
5 9.9

A woman who has close friendships with gay men, a slang term that can be offensive

brain-fag
  • NSFW
9.9

A feeling of mental tiredness that makes it hard to think

fag end
  • Archaic
9.9

A frayed end of a piece of cloth or rope

fag end
  • UK
9.9

The last small part of something often thought less important

fag mag
  • Slur
9.9

An insulting name for a magazine about LGBTQ+ people and their culture

9.9

A rude, insulting word for marriage between two people of the same sex

fag rag
  • Slur
9.9

An insulting name for a magazine about gay or lesbian culture

How Strong

cigar
450 2.4
fag
  • Slang
11 9.9
cigarette
1.0

Surface Forms

fag singular
fags plural

Etymology

Fag (British slang) comes from fag-end, a word for 'a small leftover piece'. So a fag came to mean a cigarette, the little roll of tobacco people smoke.