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- the fag-end of
the fag-end of
the fag-end of something
(British & Australian informal) the last part of a period of time, usually the least interesting or least exciting part We went away at the fag-end of summer when all the shops and restaurants were starting to close.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Mayson | | MAY-sən | English (Rare) |
| Ishmael | | ISH-may-əl (English), ISH-mee-əl (English) | Biblical |
| Kali | | KAH-lee (Hinduism) | Hinduism, Bengali, Tamil |
| Arden | | ['a:dn] | |
| Gioele | | jo-EL-e | Italian |
| Cayley | | KAY-lee | English (Rare) |