fagged
fagged/faɡd/
adjective
extremely tired; exhausted.
"we were all absolutely fagged out"
synonyms: exhausted, tired, tired out, worn out, fatigued, weary, wearied, drained, sapped, spent, washed out, on one's last legs, done in, all in, dog tired, dead beat, dead on one's feet, fit to drop, shattered, bushed, frazzled, worn to a frazzle, knackered, tuckered, pooped
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Where does the term "fagged out" come from?
Attested in numerous sources. This is an abbreviation of 'fag-end', 'the last part or remnant of anything, after the best has been used'(OED). Partridge notes that it referred to an inferior cigarette initially, but by the 20th century was applied to any cigarette. Fagged out Exhausted.
What does fagged mean in English?
as in exhausted. to use up all the physical energy of the long hike up the mountain had fagged us out. exhausted. tired.
Nov 19, 2024
What does fagged out mean?
Other forms: fagged out; fags out; fagging out. Definitions of fag out. verb. exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress.
How do you use fagged in a sentence?
Examples of fagged
He came in quite fagged and foot-sore to his dinner, and far too tired to eat. He looked fagged and weary as he came up the wagon-road, having done his thirty miles that day.
Nov 19, 2024 · verb. Definition of fagged. past tense of fag. as in labored. to devote serious and sustained effort the road crew fagged mightily to move the ...
4 days ago · FAGGED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of fag UK old-fashioned 2. past simple and past participle of…. Learn more.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted. synonyms: dog-tired, exhausted, fatigued, played out, spent, washed-out, ...
1. British informal tired I am too fagged to write you a long letter. 2. See I can't be fagged Collins English Dictionary.
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Idioms. I can't be fagged (to do something) used to say that you are too tired or bored to do something.
[more fagged; most fagged] British, informal. : very tired. He was too fagged [=exhausted] even to eat.
transitive verb. : to tire by strenuous activity : exhaust. fagged by the strenuous climb. fag. 2 of 6.
FAGGED OUT meaning: 1. tired and bored 2. tired and bored. Learn more.
verb (used with object) , fagged, fag·ging. to tire or weary by labor; exhaust (often followed by out ): The long climb fagged us out.
