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fig

Definition

  • noun: a sweet fruit that grows on a tree and that is usually eaten dry
  • noun: an oblong or pear-shaped syconium fruit of a tree (genus 'Ficus') of the mulberry family
  • usually used in negative statements
  • synonyms: fico, figure, dress

Examples

  • Opponents claim that the humanitarian goals of the project are just a 'fig leaf', and that its real purpose is to make money.

  • He 'doesn't care a fig' [=doesn't care at all] about what others think.

  • I 'don't give a fig' whether he comes or goes.

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