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[[Oliver Harper]] said that he had had enough of '''fagging''' at school. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Perpetual Bond (audio story)|The Perpetual Bond]]'')
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[[Norton Folgate]] said that [[Reginald Rigsby]]'s '''fag''' at [[Eton College]] must have been begging for the [[cane]] every time he burnt the [[toast]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Parasite (audio story)}})
 
[[Armitage (The Unbegotten)|Armitage]] had a fag who never let out a peep, even when he branded him with a [[toasting fork]]. He sometimes saw him at the [[Foreign Office]] and could see that he still had the mark. Norton reminded Armitage of his fag. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Unbegotten (audio story)}})
 
[[Oliver Harper]] said that he had had enough of fagging at school. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Perpetual Bond (audio story)}})
 
== Behind the scenes ==
* The term 'fagging' is an archaic, slang term describing the act of younger students performing menial tasks for older students in boarding schools, such as cleaning uniform or running errands.
 
[[Category:Jargon, slang and colloquialisms]]
[[Category:Jargon, slang and colloquialisms]]

Latest revision as of 12:34, 24 July 2024

Fagging

Norton Folgate said that Reginald Rigsby's fag at Eton College must have been begging for the cane every time he burnt the toast. (AUDIO: Parasite [+]Loading...["Parasite (audio story)"])

Armitage had a fag who never let out a peep, even when he branded him with a toasting fork. He sometimes saw him at the Foreign Office and could see that he still had the mark. Norton reminded Armitage of his fag. (AUDIO: The Unbegotten [+]Loading...["The Unbegotten (audio story)"])

Oliver Harper said that he had had enough of fagging at school. (AUDIO: The Perpetual Bond [+]Loading...["The Perpetual Bond (audio story)"])

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The term 'fagging' is an archaic, slang term describing the act of younger students performing menial tasks for older students in boarding schools, such as cleaning uniform or running errands.