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fag end

NOUN
butt
Synonyms
STRONGEST
tail
STRONG
base bottom edge extremity foot fundament haft handle hilt shank stock stub stump tip
Antonyms
STRONG
top
NOUN
tail
Synonyms
STRONGEST
back end rear rudder
STRONG
appendage empennage end extremity reverse stub tag tailpiece train
WEAK
caudal appendage hind end hind part hindmost part last part tag end wagger
Antonyms
STRONG
beginning front start
WEAK
head
NOUN
tail end
Synonyms
WEAK
appendage behind butt end buttocks caudal appendage conclusion empennage end extremity hind end hind part hindmost part last part posterior rear rear end rump stub tag end tailpiece tush wagger

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I was born at the end of the 1970s, which means I am somewhat in a no man’s land, generationally – at the fag end of Gen X, too old to be a millennial.

From The Guardian • Feb. 16, 2019

But at the fag end of the year the boom evaporated, and, coupled with lower demand from China, led to a pile-up of unsold chips at distributors and retailers.

From Reuters • Feb. 15, 2019

A single question at the fag end of an extended PMQs is not a commanding position from which to address the nation.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2017

However, since the deal was announced only towards the fag end of the quarter, we don’t expect it to have helped Akamai’s margins this quarter.

From Forbes • Feb. 7, 2012

And now, at the fag end of my paper, to answer your question about Leonora Lavagna.

From Records of Later Life by Kemble, Fanny