noun (BrE, informal)
1 [C] the last part of a cigarette that is left after it has been smoked:
The floor was littered with fag ends.
2 [sing.] the ~ of sth the last part of sth, especially when it is less important or interesting:
I only caught the fag end of their conversation. * the fag end of England's industrial heyday
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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