fag

Etymology 1
Probably from, from.

Noun

 * 1)  In textile inspections, a rough or coarse defect in the woven fabric.
 * 2)  A cigarette.
 * 3)  The worst part or end of a thing.
 * 1)  The worst part or end of a thing.
 * 1)  The worst part or end of a thing.
 * 1)  The worst part or end of a thing.
 * 1)  The worst part or end of a thing.

Usage notes

 * The usage to refer to a cigarette is no longer readily understood in North America due to the prevalence of the use as a homophobic slur there (see etymology 3). It is now likely to be misunderstood as such or otherwise seen as offensive by people from that region. This can cause problems for people from other regions using the word like this on US-run social media platforms, even in local or regional spaces.

Synonyms

 * , smoke, oily rag

Translations

 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Greek: σιγαρέττο
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Italian:
 * Korean:
 * Kyrgyz: ,
 * Macedonian: ци́гара, ци́гарче
 * Russian:, ,
 * Turkish:, cigara

Etymology 2
Akin to. Compare 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  A chore: an arduous and tiresome task.
 * 2)  A younger student acting as a servant for senior students.
 * 1)  A younger student acting as a servant for senior students.

Verb

 * 1)   To make exhausted, tired out.
 * 2)  To droop; to tire.
 * , G. Mackenzie, Lives, quoted in 1829, "Fag", entry in The London Encyclopaedia: Or, Universal Dictionary, Volume 9, page 12,
 * Creighton with-held his force 'till the Italian began to fag, and then brought him to the ground.
 * 1)  (of a younger student) To act as a servant for senior students in many British boarding schools.
 * 2)  To have (a younger student) act as a servant in this way.
 * 3)  To work hard, especially on menial chores.
 * 1)  To work hard, especially on menial chores.

Usage notes

 * As with the usage to refer to a cigarette (see etymology 1), these usages are likely to cause offence to or otherwise be seen as slurs by people from North America due to the prevalence of the usage as a slur (see etymology 3) in that region, even if their literal meaning is understood. Even in the UK and Ireland, due to the rarity of these senses and the prevalence of the usage to refer to a cigarette, these usages may cause confusion or misunderstandings.

Etymology 3
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Noun

 * 1)  A homosexual man, especially  an effeminate or unusual one.
 * 2) * 1921 John Lind, The Female Impersonators (Historical Documentation of American Slang v. 1, A-G, edited by Jonathan E. Lighter (New York: Random House, 1994) page 716.
 * Androgynes known as “fairies,” “fags,” or “brownies.”
 * 1)  An annoying person.
 * Why did you do that, you fag?
 * 1)  An annoying person.
 * Why did you do that, you fag?
 * 1)  An annoying person.
 * Why did you do that, you fag?

Usage notes

 * In North America, is often considered highly offensive, although some gay people have tried to reclaim it. (Compare .) The humorousness of derived terms  and  is sometimes considered to lessen their offensiveness.

Synonyms

 * See Thesaurus:homosexual person
 * See Thesaurus:jerk

Translations

 * Afrikaans:, moffies
 * Albanian: rroço
 * Arabic: لُوطِيّ,, , سِحَاقِيَّة
 * Egyptian Arabic: خول
 * Armenian: գյոթ, ոռատու,
 * Azerbaijani: götvərən, petux , qaluboy
 * Basque: atzelari, marikoi
 * Belarusian: підара́с, пі́дар, пе́дзік, го́мік
 * Bulgarian: педал,
 * Catalan:, ,
 * Cherokee: ᏧᏯᏪᏦᏅ
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: ,
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:, bøsserøv
 * Dutch:, , , anusridder ,  ,
 * Esperanto:, invertito
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:, , ,
 * Georgian: პიდარასტი,
 * German:, , ,
 * Greek: ,
 * Hebrew:, מִתְרוֹמֵם
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Ido: homeosexualacho, geyacho
 * Indonesian:, , hombreng
 * Italian:, , ,
 * Japanese: 尻もどき, , ,
 * Korean:, 장작뭇, 장작뭇단
 * Kyrgyz:, , ,
 * Latin: draucus
 * Latvian: homiķis, pediņš
 * Lithuanian: pyderastas, pederastas, pyderas
 * Lombard: oregjon, culaton
 * Macedonian: пешкир, пешко, хомо, педер
 * Navajo: tsaʼii
 * Northern Sami: homsa
 * Norwegian:
 * Persian: کونی, بچه کونی,
 * Polish:,  ,  ,
 * Portuguese: ;  ,
 * Romanian:, bulangiu
 * Russian:, ,  ,  , ,  ,  ,  ,  ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: gille-tòine
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: педер
 * Roman:
 * Sicilian: aricchiuni,, ,
 * Slovak: teploš
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:, , , , , parguela ,
 * Swedish: ,
 * Turkish:, , ,
 * Turkmen: pidaraz
 * Ukrainian: підора́с, пі́дор , пе́дик, пе́дік, го́мік
 * Urdu: گانڈو
 * Uzbek: pidaraz
 * Vietnamese: pê đê,
 * Yiddish: פֿייגעלע

Etymology
From. Compare 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) beech

Etymology
From, from.

Noun

 * 1) subject (of study)
 * 2) trade, craft, profession
 * 3) bay (the distance between two vertical or horizontal supports in roofs and walls)

Etymology
Borrowed from, itself a borrowing from.

Noun

 * 1) subject (particular area of study)

Etymology
.

Noun

 * 1) fog

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) beech

Etymology
From 🇨🇬 or 🇨🇬; compare with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) subject (e.g., at school)
 * 2) profession, trade, discipline

Etymology
From 🇨🇬 or 🇨🇬; compare with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) subject (e.g., at school)
 * 2) profession, trade, discipline

Etymology
.

Noun

 * 1) phage, bacteriophage

Etymology 1
, from, from.

Noun

 * 1) beech (tree of genus Fagus)

Etymology 2
, from.

Noun

 * 1)  honeycomb