fags

Slang for cigarettes

In British English, fags are cigarettes: He bummed a couple of fags off me.

In American English, fags is the plural of the slur for gay men—offensive in most contexts, though sometimes used with affection among gay men themselves.

In British school slang, fags were younger students who performed tasks for older ones.

cigarettes

smoke

Airborne combustion byproduct

ashtray · butt · pack · drag · filter · rolling · papers · menthol · carton · stub

BritishSchool

prefects

Student disciplinary aides

public school · tradition · junior · servant · errands · duties · senior · house system · Rugby · Westminster

slur

homophobic

Prejudiced against gay people

pejorative · hate speech · bigotry · discrimination · slang · reclaimed · prejudice · harassment · bullying · stigma

Categories
Opposites
tobacco products (British slang)

fagsnon-smoking

Prohibiting tobacco use

abstinence · smoke-free · fresh air · health · clean living

British vs American terminology

fagscigarettes

Paper-wrapped tobacco for smoking

smokes · cigs · cancer sticks · butts · Americanisms

school servitude (British public school slang)

fagsprefects

Student disciplinary aides

seniors · upperclassmen · sixth-formers · head boy · masters

Phrases
Family

fag, fagged, fagging, faggot, faggots

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated R