Fagging

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The system in boarding schools whereby younger students acted as servants for older students. UK, countable, historical, uncountable

    "We are happy we never had anything to do with faggings and floggings. We can well remember the terrific impression they made on our mind, as our friends were afflicted by them."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of fag form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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dullirksome

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"We are happy we never had anything to do with faggings and floggings. We can well remember the terrific impression they made on our mind, as our friends were afflicted by them."

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boarding school

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