fagging

Meanings

• The act of serving a senior member of a military or naval organization, typically involving running errands and performing menial tasks.

  - "The new recruit was put in charge of fagging for the senior officers."
  - "Fagging was an essential part of military life, and every new recruit knew that they would have to do their share of fagging for their seniors."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with fagging
agging , dragging , packing , tracking

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. fagging (en) : The act of serving a senior member of a military or naval organization by running errands and performing menial tasks.
   

2. faggot (en) : A bundle of sticks or a bundle of errands.
   

3. faggot (en-GB) : A derogatory term used to refer to a homosexual man.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of fagging that leads to same result
fag , fagged , fagging , fags

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Originally used in the British military and naval services, the term 'fagging' comes from the Middle English word 'faggot', which meant 'bundle of sticks' or 'bundle of errands'. Over time, the term 'fagging' came to be used specifically to refer to the act of serving a senior member of a military or naval organization by running errands and performing menial tasks.

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that the term 'fagging' has its roots in the Middle Ages? The term originally referred to a bundle of sticks or a bundle of errands.

2. Did you know that the act of 'fagging' was once a common practice in the British military and naval services? The act involved junior members of the military or naval services performing errands and menial tasks for their senior officers.

3. Did you know that the term 'fagging' has been used in a derogatory sense to refer to homosexual men? The origin of this usage of the term is unclear, but it is believed to have originated in the British military or naval services in the late 19th or early 20th century.

4. Did you know that the term 'fagging' has also been used to refer to the act of performing menial tasks or errands for someone else, regardless of the reason for doing so? This usage of the term is more common in everyday speech than the derogatory usage of the term to refer to homosexual men.

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How to Memorize "fagging"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a soldier standing at attention, holding a tray with several items on it. This soldier is a 'fagging' soldier, and he is performing errands and menial tasks for his senior officers.

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