fag end
Final worn scrap
The fag end is the last, worst, or most useless part of something—originally the frayed end of a rope or cloth that couldn't be woven.
By extension, it means any remnant or tail end: the fag end of a conversation, the fag end of the day.
In British usage, a fag end is also a cigarette butt.
- stubRetained portion after detachment
- cigarette buttSmoked tobacco remnant
- shredTorn fragment
- remainsContinues in place
- oddmentUnmatched leftover piece
remnant · dregs · residue · stump · twilight · fading · tailings · coda · balance · rest · butt · leavings · refuse · finale · vestige · decline · aftermath · fragment
temporal/sequential position
fag endbeginning
Initial stage of something
start · outset · opening · commencement · fresh start
completeness/vitality
fag endheyday
Period of peak flourishing
prime · peak · height · full bloom · full strength
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