fug.
A heavy, musty, stuffy, or unpleasant atmosphere, usually in a crowded or poorly ventilated area.
Meaning & usage
A heavy, musty, stuffy, or unpleasant atmosphere, usually in a crowded or poorly ventilated area.
A state of chaos or confusion; a daze.
Where this word comes from
The origin of the noun is unknown; originally dialectal and school slang, it is possibly derived from or related to one of the following: * Fog (“thick cloud that forms near the ground”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Germanic *feukaną (“to blow; to be blown away”) and from Proto-Indo-European *pew-, *pewg-, *pow- (“to billow; to blow; to drift”). * Fogo (“(UK, slang) stench”), a variant of hogo (“strong, unpleasant smell”), from haut gout, haut-goût (“(archaic) slight taint of decay, particularly in wild game meat, that used to be considered desirable; (obsolete) piquant or strong flavour”), from French hautgoût, from haut (“high”) + goût (“taste”). * A back-formation from fuggy. * A blend of funk (“foul or unpleasant smell”) + fog. The verb is derived from the noun.
To create a fug (“heavy, musty, stuffy, or unpleasant atmosphere”; etymology 1, noun sense 1) in (a place).
To surround (someone or something) with a fug (etymology 1, noun sense 1).
To put (someone or something) into a fug (“daze”; etymology 1, noun sense 2); to confuse, to daze.
To create a fug (etymology 1, noun sense 1).
Sometimes followed by up: to be surrounded by a fug (etymology 1, noun sense 1), for example, in an enclosed, stuffy place.
Where this word comes from
The origin of the noun is unknown; originally dialectal and school slang, it is possibly derived from or related to one of the following: * Fog (“thick cloud that forms near the ground”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Germanic *feukaną (“to blow; to be blown away”) and from Proto-Indo-European *pew-, *pewg-, *pow- (“to billow; to blow; to drift”). * Fogo (“(UK, slang) stench”), a variant of hogo (“strong, unpleasant smell”), from haut gout, haut-goût (“(archaic) slight taint of decay, particularly in wild game meat, that used to be considered desirable; (obsolete) piquant or strong flavour”), from French hautgoût, from haut (“high”) + goût (“taste”). * A back-formation from fuggy. * A blend of funk (“foul or unpleasant smell”) + fog. The verb is derived from the noun.
Euphemistic form of fuck. Preceded by the: used as an intensifier.
Euphemistic form of fuck. Something of little value.
Euphemistic form of fuck. A contemptible person.
Where this word comes from
A variant of fuck.
Euphemistic form of fuck. Used to express displeasure about (someone or something).
Euphemistic form of fuck. To damage or destroy (something).
Euphemistic form of fuck. To copulate with (someone).
Where this word comes from
A variant of fuck.
A cigarette.
Where this word comes from
A variant of fag (“(Australia, Ireland, UK) cigarette”).
Euphemistic form of fuck.
Where this word comes from
A variant of fuck.
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