fag end

Definition of Fag End in English :

1. fag end, tail, tail end

the time of the last part of something

Example Sentences:
'the fag end of this crisis-ridden century'
'the tail of the storm'

2. fag end

the frayed end of a length of cloth or rope

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fag End

noun

1.

the last and worst part, esp when it is of little use

2. British informal

the stub of a cigarette

1.

a.

the last part or coarse end of a piece of cloth

b.

the frayed, untwisted end of a rope

2.

the last and worst part of anything; remnant

n.

1. The frayed end of a length of cloth or rope.

2.

a. An inferior or worn-out remnant.

b. The last part: "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century" (Wallace Irwin, Jr.)