Fagger

/ˈfæɡər/ noun

Definition

A younger student in British public schools who was required to perform tasks and chores for an older student.

Etymology

From the verb 'fag' (to work hard, to tire), which became institutionalized in British boarding schools. The practice of older students having younger 'faggers' work for them dates to medieval times.

Kelly Says

British public school 'fagging' was a formal system where younger boys became servants to older ones—it seems bizarre now, but it shaped generations of British elites and influenced how they thought about hierarchy and power throughout their lives.

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