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Definition of Fagging
1. n. Laborious drudgery; esp., the acting as a drudge for another at an English school.
Definition of Fagging
1. Verb. (present participle of fag) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fagging
1. fag [v] - See also: fag
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fagging
| fag stags fagaceous fagboys fagface fagfaces fagged fagged out faggeries faggery faggier | faggiest fagging (current term) faggings faggot up faggoted faggoting faggotings faggotries faggots fagins | faglet faglets |
Literary usage of Fagging
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The School Journal (1906)
"We need say little about the terrible fagging of olden days at these schools;
... The fagging carried on to-day at the schools mentioned is a practice and ..."
2. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People by Chambers, W. and R., publ (1876)
"All cases of difficulty arising out of fagging are within the jurisdiction ...
Such are the main features of fagging at the present day—the idea pervading ..."
3. Memories of Eton and Etonians: Including My Life at Eton, 1854-1863, and by Alfred Lubbock, Robin. Lubbock (1899)
"Duties of fags—No cricket fagging—Dictating punishments—Influence of
fag-masters—Beneficial effect of the system—Little bullying at Eton—" Drawing "—" Fat ..."
4. Individual Training in Our Colleges by Clarence Frank Birdseye (1907)
"5 fagging. \ fagging like that in the English schools was authorized and regulated
at Harvard and ..."
5. Thomas and Matthew Arnold and Their Influence on English Education by Joshua Girling Fitch (1898)
"... of school life — fagging — Luxury and idleness — Expulsion — Religious lessons —
Chapel services — School sermons — Extravagance — Home influence ..."
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