Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fagged out

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: fagged out
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Very tired, or exhausted by hard work or physical exercise.

Slang

verb

simple past and past participle of fag out

Example Sentences

"When at last I decided that it was useless to go on, and that I must make up my mind to spend at least one night on the moors, I threw myself down thoroughly fagged out."
"I was fagged out, and for the first time in years felt a question as to my ability to cope with an antagonist; […]"
"I busied myself looking for a likely place, began to scrape together some heather and juniper twigs and made a bed on a small slope where it was fairly dry, opened my parcel and took out the blanket. I was tired and fagged out from the long walk and went to bed at once. I tossed and turned many times before I finally got settled."

Etymology

From fag (“to make exhausted”, verb).

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

more fagged out (comparative) most fagged out (superlative)

Synonyms

knackered shagged out bleareyed bleary bleary-eyed bone-tired bushed tired out spent wrecked drained dog-tired

Questions

What does fagged out mean?: Very tired, or exhausted by hard work or physical exercise.
Where does fagged out come from?: From fag (“to make exhausted”, verb).

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