English noun: fag end | |||
1. | fag end (time) the time of the last part of something | ||
Samples | The fag end of this crisis-ridden century. The tail of the storm. | ||
Synonyms | tail, tail end | ||
Broader (hypernym) | end, ending | ||
2. | fag end (artifact) the frayed end of a length of cloth or rope | ||
Broader (hypernym) | end, oddment, remainder, remnant | ||