fagged

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

• 🇫🇷Adjectif familier et daté signifiant épuisé ou exténué, surtout après un effort physique.

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.

   🇫🇷Épuisé

   Synonymes: beatbusheddrainedexhaustedfatiguedknackeredspenttiredwearywhackedworn-out

   Antonymes: 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.

• 🇫🇷Verbe vieilli ou tombé en désuétude signifiant se fatiguer ou s'épuiser ; également utilisé historiquement dans l'argot des écoles privées britanniques pour désigner le fait d'exécuter de petites tâches pour un élève plus âgé.

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.

   🇫🇷s'épuiser

   Synonymes: drainexhaustfatigueknock outpooptiretucker outwear outweary

   Antonymes: 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.

   🇫🇷Servir comme domestique subalterne (dans les écoles publiques britanniques)

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

Variantes phrasal: fag out