Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fag_end

2 senses of fag end

Sense 1
fag end, tail, tail end -- (the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm")
       => end, ending -- (the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period")

Sense 2
fag end -- (the frayed end of a length of cloth or rope)
       => end, remainder, remnant, oddment -- (a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold)