Meaning of Fagging | Babel Free

Definitions

The system in boarding schools whereby younger students acted as servants for older students.

UK, countable, historical, uncountable

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Examples

“We are happy we never had anything to do with faggings and floggings. We can well remember the terrific impression they made on our mind, as our friends were afflicted by them.”

“The public schoolboy is taught to bear whippings and faggings without murmuring.”

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