Fug
intj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A heavy, musty, stuffy or unpleasant atmosphere, usually in a poorly-ventilated area. countable, uncountable
"'Made one quite thankful to get back to the fug, though as a rule I think the way these trains are overheated is something scandalous'."
- 2 Euphemistic form of fuck.; Used as an intensifier. singular, singular-only
"I don't know jes where the fug he think he is at."
- 3 (British informal) an airless smoky smelly atmosphere wordnet
- 4 A state of lethargy and confusion; daze. countable, figuratively, uncountable
"So delicious after the fug of summer. It makes one feel so alive."
- 5 Euphemistic form of fuck.; Something of little value.
"I didn't know what any of it meant and didn't give a fug either."
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- 6 A state of chaos or confusion. countable, figuratively, uncountable
"There was a fug of fear in the room."
- 7 Euphemistic form of fuck.; A contemptible person.
"Look at those fugs!"
- 1 To create a fug (heavy unpleasant atmosphere).
"Inside, the Golden Lion was fugged with the smoke of too many cigarettes and the unhappy sound of a darts team practising."
- 2 Euphemistic form of fuck.; Used to express displeasure.
"He knew he would never eat them; they were merely an added load in his pack. Aaah, fug this."
- 3 To be surrounded by a fug (heavy unpleasant atmosphere).
""Well, I like it a jolly sight better than fugging up in those carriages with all that gassing crowd of Garden Home fussers.""
- 4 Euphemistic form of fuck.; To damage or destroy.
"Zit my fault the rotary fugged up and the new one's buggered?"
- 5 To put into a fug (daze).
"The adrenalin, though diminished, was still running through my veins; the red mist was lifting but my mind was fugged by this unfamiliar combination of hormones, slowly intermingling with indignity and contrition and the dawning of familiar, ignominious defeat."
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- 6 Euphemistic form of fuck.; To copulate with.
"All went well until girls started writing things like, 'I want to win a date with Tuli because I want him to fug me.'"
- 7 To remain indoors, usually in a tightly closed room.
- 1 Euphemistic form of fuck. euphemistic, form-of
"It's always somethin' or other. Ah, fug it. I'm away now."
Example
More examples"'Made one quite thankful to get back to the fug, though as a rule I think the way these trains are overheated is something scandalous'."
Etymology
Unknown. Compare British slang fogo (“stench”) and English fog, or possibly a blend of funk + fog.
Sound shift from fuck.
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