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1. The time of the last part of something
   "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century";
   - tail, tail end
    
2. The frayed end of a length of cloth or rope
    
3. [Brit, informal] Small part of a cigarette that is left after smoking
   - cigarette butt

Derived forms: fag ends

Type of: butt, end, ending, oddment, remainder, remnant, stub

Part of: butt, cig [informal], cigaret [US], cigarette, ciggy [Brit, informal], coffin nail [informal], durry [Austral, informal], fag [Brit, informal], gasper [Brit, informal]

Encyclopedia: Fag end