fagged

An old-fashioned, informal adjective meaning exhausted or worn out.

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes, informelles Adjektiv mit der Bedeutung 'erschöpft' oder 'völlig erledigt'.

1. Exhausted B2 informal british

   Drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted.

   • After the long hike, I was absolutely fagged.
   • He felt fagged after working a double shift.
   • She was too fagged to even talk.

   🇩🇪Erschöpft

   Synonyme: beatbusheddrainedexhaustedfatiguedknackeredspenttiredwearywhackedworn-out

   Antonyme: energeticrefreshedrestedvigorous

• more fagged comparative form
• most fagged superlative form

An archaic or obsolete verb meaning to become weary or to tire; also used historically in British public school slang meaning to perform menial tasks for a senior student.

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes oder außer Gebrauch gekommenes Verb mit der Bedeutung 'ermüden' oder 'müde werden'; historisch im Slang britischer Privatschulen auch für die Verrichtung kleinerer Botengänge für ältere Schüler verwendet.

1. To become exhausted or tired B2 informal british

   To become very tired or weary from hard work or effort.

   • I'm completely fagged after that long hike.
   • The heavy lifting fagged him out.
   • She fagged herself out by working all night.

   🇩🇪Erschöpfen

   Synonyme: drainexhaustfatigueknock outpooptiretucker outwear outweary

   Antonyme: energizefortifyinvigoraterefreshrejuvenaterestrevivestrengthen

2. To work as a junior servant C1 informal british

   In British public schools, to perform menial tasks for senior students.

   • He had to fag for the older boys during his first year.
   • The tradition of fagging has largely disappeared.
   • New students were expected to fag for prefects.

   🇩🇪Dienen

• fagged past participle
• fagged past simple
• fagging present participle
• fags third person singular

Phrasal-Varianten: fag out