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PRONUNCIATION OF FAGGING

fagging play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FAGGING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fagging is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb fagging in English.

WHAT DOES FAGGING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fagging

Fagging was a traditional educational practice in British boarding private schools and also many other boarding schools, whereby younger pupils were required to act as personal servants to the most senior boys. While domestic servants were common in family households, the custom reflected household task distribution and taught pupils about service from both ends of the relationship. Under school rules, fagging might entail harsh discipline and corporal punishment when those were standard practices. Fagging was sometimes associated with sexual abuse at the hands of these older boys. The practice of personal fagging faded away during the 1970s and 1980s, but to some degree has been maintained in former colonies or has been replaced by systems which require junior boys to do tasks for the benefit of the general school community. In England, the word "fag" became slang for a wearisome chore. It was also a punishment for younger children.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FAGGING

PRESENT

Present
I fag
you fag
he/she/it fags
we fag
you fag
they fag
Present continuous
I am fagging
you are fagging
he/she/it is fagging
we are fagging
you are fagging
they are fagging
Present perfect
I have fagged
you have fagged
he/she/it has fagged
we have fagged
you have fagged
they have fagged
Present perfect continuous
I have been fagging
you have been fagging
he/she/it has been fagging
we have been fagging
you have been fagging
they have been fagging
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I fagged
you fagged
he/she/it fagged
we fagged
you fagged
they fagged
Past continuous
I was fagging
you were fagging
he/she/it was fagging
we were fagging
you were fagging
they were fagging
Past perfect
I had fagged
you had fagged
he/she/it had fagged
we had fagged
you had fagged
they had fagged
Past perfect continuous
I had been fagging
you had been fagging
he/she/it had been fagging
we had been fagging
you had been fagging
they had been fagging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will fag
you will fag
he/she/it will fag
we will fag
you will fag
they will fag
Future continuous
I will be fagging
you will be fagging
he/she/it will be fagging
we will be fagging
you will be fagging
they will be fagging
Future perfect
I will have fagged
you will have fagged
he/she/it will have fagged
we will have fagged
you will have fagged
they will have fagged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been fagging
you will have been fagging
he/she/it will have been fagging
we will have been fagging
you will have been fagging
they will have been fagging
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would fagging
you would fagging
he/she/it would fagging
we would fagging
you would fagging
they would fagging
Conditional continuous
I would be fagging
you would be fagging
he/she/it would be fagging
we would be fagging
you would be fagging
they would be fagging
Conditional perfect
I would have fagging
you would have fagging
he/she/it would have fagging
we would have fagging
you would have fagging
they would have fagging
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been fagging
you would have been fagging
he/she/it would have been fagging
we would have been fagging
you would have been fagging
they would have been fagging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you fag
we let´s fag
you fag
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to fag
Past participle
fagged
Present Participle
fagging
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FAGGING

faffy
Fafnir
fag
fag end
fag hag
fagaceous
fagged
fagged out
faggery
faggot
faggot vote
faggoting
faggotry
faggoty
faggy
fagin
fagot
fagoting
fagottist
fagotto

WORDS THAT END LIKE FAGGING

bagging
begging
blogging
bragging
changing
debugging
dogging
dragging
flagging
gagging
hogging
hugging
jogging
lagging
legging
ligging
logging
plugging
rigging
tagging
tugging

Synonyms and antonyms of fagging in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fagging» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FAGGING

Find out the translation of fagging to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fagging from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fagging» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

fagging
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fagging
570 millions of speakers

English

fagging
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fagging
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الكدح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

fagging
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fagging
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফ্যাগিং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fagging
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fagging
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fagging
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fagging
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

fagging
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fagging
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

fagging
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஃபேஜிங்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फॅगिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

alt sınıf öğrencilerini uşak gibi kullanma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fagging
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fagging
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

fagging
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fagging
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

fagging
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

fagging
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

fagging
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fagging
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fagging

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FAGGING»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FAGGING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fagging» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fagging» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fagging

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FAGGING»

Discover the use of fagging in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fagging and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
African American Fraternities and Sororities: The Legacy and ...
As pennalism evolved, a new process called fagging began in Great Britain. According to Gregory Parks and Tamara Brown, “the practice of 'fagging' was instituted, whereby younger students were required to act as servants to older students.
Tamara L. Brown, Gregory S. Parks, Clarenda M. Phillips, 2012
2
The Christian observer [afterw.] The Christian observer and ...
We are not about to enter upon the great question of the mode in which public education is conducted; otherwise, the usual system of punishment, fagging, the inattention so often displayed to the moral principles, such as kindness, distributive ...
3
The Christian Observer
Mr. Poynder says, that “ it is a great mistake to suppose that faggiug is productive of any good either to the boy who fags, or to the one who is tagged,” and he writes as though fagging and bullying were convertible terms. Now we who advocate ...
4
Sport Matters: Sociological Studies of Sport, Violence and ...
The result was the gradual crystallization of a system of dual control which later came to be known as the 'prefect- fagging system'. This was a system in which the rule of masters was granted a degree of recognition in the classroom in return  ...
Eric Dunning, 2013
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Johnson's Universal Cyclopedia: A Scientific and Popular ...
Those who are thus responsible for discipline have also the right of "fagging" the boys in the lower forms, those in the forms immediately under the sixth being exempted. Or. Arnold defines fagging as " the power given by the supreme ...
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Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country
The author of the pamphlet -which we have placed at the head of these remarks makes a large concession concerning the importance of monitorial authority in a school, but he denies that the power of fagging in any way strengthens that ...
7
Black Greek 101: The Culture, Customs, and Challenges of ...
... event that lasted only a short period. As the practice of pennalism evolved, in Great Britain it became known as fagging around 1770. Fagging included personal, menial service and drudgery, characteristics that were not a part of pennalism.
Walter M. Kimbrough, 2003
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Fraser's Magazine
The author of the pamphlet which we have placed at the head of these remarks makes a large concession concerning the importance of monitorial authority in a school, but he denies that the ower of fagging in any way strengt ens that ...
James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch, 1849
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Johnson's Universal Cyclop:dia: A New Edition
There is abundant proof, moreover, that the custom of fagging as a part of the system does not stand merely on tradition, but is accepted as ' beneficial in the fact that it has been deliberately introduced in the schools which have been founded ...
10
The School Journal
P." There are in England four public schools which stand out pre-eminently still as supporters of the fagging system, and others which well back up these four. The quartette which thus gains additional renown is composed of Eton, Harrow, ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FAGGING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fagging is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Modi, Hasina flag off two bus services between India, Bangladesh
PIB The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina fagging off the Kolkata-Dhaka-Agartala, ... «Hindu Business Line, Jun 15»
2
Rahul smells a scam in Mamata-Modi dosti
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee fagging off the ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
3
Outrageous Fortune prequel a witty and plot-twisty treat
... his sexy, resourceful wife Rita (Antonia Prebble), plotting, fagging and conniving at supper parties in brick-and-wrought-iron West Auckland. «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
4
Why would the Prime Minister respect human rights? Nobody …
When my husband was at Harrow in the eighties his house actually voted to keep fagging. That is, they democratically opted to keep their ... «Open Democracy, Jun 15»
5
The Game is about Glory
I think Wenger should publicly tell these halfwits to bugger off and get on with their lives of fagging and slaving to the world system.Unless ... «Online Gooner, May 15»
6
Growing up with smokers doubles fagging risk
Researchers have found that that growing up in a home with a regular smoker nearly doubles the chances of a child becoming an adult smoker ... «Times of India, May 15»
7
Warts and all history of city public school
... and as a result there were some sections readers might find controversial, featuring the former widespread practices of “fagging and flogging” ... «Oxford Mail, May 15»
8
Homophobia And Starfish
Americans please note: over this side of the Atlantic “fagging” refers to a system in such schools where younger boys acted as servants to older ... «Science 2.0, May 15»
9
Bygones: Selected for Bemrose School cricket team after detention …
... competed for each year, and carrying considerable prestige, but (mercifully for me) not bringing with it any fagging, bullying or flogging rights. «Derby Telegraph, Apr 15»
10
The Old Boys review – fascinating but flawed history of public schools
... against the authorities in defence of their autocratic powers over the younger pupils, above all through the harshly capricious fagging system. «The Guardian, Mar 15»

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