Fug
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /fʌɡ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fug is a noun meaning A heavy, musty, stuffy or unpleasant atmosphere, usually in a poorly-ventilated area.
Meaning
A heavy, musty, stuffy or unpleasant atmosphere, usually in a poorly-ventilated area.
More Meanings
- (figurative) A state of lethargy and confusion; daze.
- (figurative) A state of chaos or confusion.
- To create a fug (heavy unpleasant atmosphere).
- To be surrounded by a fug (heavy unpleasant atmosphere).
- To put into a fug (daze).
- To remain indoors, usually in a tightly closed room.
- Euphemistic form of fuck.
Example Sentences
So delicious after the fug of summer. It makes one feel so alive.
The misty fug his breath had left on the window sparkled in the orange glare of the streetlamp outside.
That's what a fug was. You could have cut cubes out of the air and sold it for cheap building material.
Inside, though, the little café was warm and bright, with a comforting fug of tea and baked bread and cakes.
Word Forms
- fugs
- fugging
- fugged
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fust, fumosity, funk, fumatory, fume, frowst.
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