fug

noun

\ ˈfəg

Definition of fug

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: the stuffy atmosphere of a poorly ventilated space also : a stuffy or malodorous emanation

fug

verb

fugged; fugging

Definition of fug (Entry 2 of 2)

intransitive verb

: to loll indoors in a stuffy atmosphere

transitive verb

: to make stuffy and odorous

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Noun

They sat in the dense fug of a smoky bar.

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But the setup refuses to deliver, grammatically, and the novel hangs, like the narrator herself, in a fug of unresolved tension. — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, "Can One Sentence Capture All of Life?," 6 Sep. 2019 The gloriously gaudy cinema palaces of our youth have closed their crimson curtains for good, and the humid fug of cigarette smoke and popcorn has been replaced by a dispiritingly acrid, all-over guilty smell. — John Banville, WSJ, "‘Sleeping With Strangers’ Review: Flickers of Desire," 22 Feb. 2019

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noun

English Language Learners Definition of fug

chiefly British : the unpleasant air in a room that is very crowded, smoky, etc.

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