fag end

as in remainder
an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value a patchwork quilt sewn together from the fag ends of many bolts of cloth

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Noun
  • From there, players stick to Abby's perspective for nearly the entire remainder of the game.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 27 May 2025
  • Another gift that generates regular income is the charitable remainder trust.
    Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Noun
  • In 2018, inspired by this culture of bricolage, curator Danni Friedman and designer Jean Lee gathered a group of designers in Havana for a ten-day workshop, turning them loose in an old shipyard factory filled with clay, concrete mix, scrap metal, and assorted junk.
    Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 1 June 2025
  • Wang Cong Closing out the UFC 316 early prelims is a women’s flyweight scrap between Ariane da Silva (17-10) and Wang Cong (7-1).
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • He was surrounded by the remnants of war and hardship: a rough neighborhood in which dominance and toughness served him well.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
  • This skybridge, just off Park Avenue, is also a remnant of a building designed for another purpose: to shield famous daughters from the prying eyes of the Upper East Side.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 June 2025
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“Fag end.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fag%20end. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.

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