noun
- The time of the last part of something.
- usage: "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm"
- Any projection that resembles the tail of an animal.
- synonyms: tail
- The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on.
- usage: "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing"
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