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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.

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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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