it's too much fag
Preserved but no longer current.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “it's too much fag” mean?
Too much trouble, too much needless exertion.
Is “it's too much fag” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.