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with Anu Gargfug
PRONUNCIATION:
(fug)
MEANING:
noun:
Stale, humid, and stuffy atmosphere, as in a crowded, poorly ventilated room.
ETYMOLOGY:
Of uncertain origin, perhaps from fogo (stench).
USAGE:
"[The butterfly stroke] may have a fug of raw, sweating masculinity about
it, but it's also the most irritating of all strokes."Barney Ronay; Vladimir Putin's Tough-guy Swimming Technique; The Guardian (London, UK); Aug 6, 2009. See more usage examples of fug in Vocabulary.com's dictionary. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
God is usually on the side of the big squadrons against the small. -Comte Roger de Bussy-Rabutin, writer (1618-1693)
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