Commonly used in British slang as a alternative word for cigarette; but also having another use (also in British slang) for, essentially, someone gay.
Talking on the topic of gay...
Have you ever been walking down the street with your friend, and you accidently touch hands? And you think, 'huh, that's weird...but I'm not gay'.
fag is short for faggot. it is an anti-lgbt+ slur which some people in the community have chosen to reclaim. it was first used against the community when it started to become punishable by death to be or to be suspected of being lgbt+
the church would often roll these people up in rugs and light them on fire like a cigarette.
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fag is used in the uk as slang for a cigarette, shortened from the word faggot, meaning a bundle of sticks.
Angel upon seeing friends: “hey fags!”
friends: “hello!”
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jim: “hey terry, could you pass me a fag?”
terry: “yeah here you go.”