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fug

(fŭg)

A heavy, stale atmosphere, especially the musty air of an overcrowded or poorly ventilated room: "In spite of the open windows the stench had become a reeking fug" (Colleen McCullough).

[Perhaps alteration of fogo, stench.]

fug·gy adj.

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fug

(fʌɡ)

chiefly Brit a hot, stale, or suffocating atmosphere

[C19: perhaps variant of fog¹]

ˈfuggy adj

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fug

(fʌg)

n.

stale air, esp. the humid, warm, ill-smelling air of a crowded room, kitchen, etc.

[1885–90]

fug′gy, adj.

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fug - (British informal) an airless smoky smelly atmosphere

colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

fogginess, murk, murkiness, fog - an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance

fug

noun stale air, stink, reek, staleness, fustiness, fetidity, fetor, frowst, frowstiness the fug of cigarette smoke

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Translations

aria viziata odore di chiuso

fug

[fʌg] N (esp Brit) → aire m viciado
what a fug! → ¡qué olor!
there's a fug in here → aquí huele a cerrado

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fug

n (esp Brit inf) → Mief m (inf)

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fug

[fʌg] n (Brit) → aria viziata

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The San Francisco Mime Troupe holds a rocking fundraising party in a Minna Street loft, with entertainment provided by the Jefferson Airplane, the Fugs and the Mystery Trend.

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