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back-of-a-fag-packet

back-of-a-fag-packet adjective: synonym of back-of-the-envelope.

Adjective

back-of-a-fag-packet (not comparable)

  1. (UK, slang) Synonym of back-of-the-envelope.
    • […] back-of-a-fag-packet calculations concur: the areas of the Maltepe and Yenikapı parade grounds are roughly similar […]2019, Hannah Lucinda Smith, Erdogan Rising: The Battle for the Soul of Turkey

Synonyms of back-of-a-fag-packet

Origin of back-of-a-fag-packet

See fag (“cigarette”).

Questions about back-of-a-fag-packet

What does back-of-a-fag-packet mean?
Back-of-a-fag-packet means synonym of back-of-the-envelope.
What part of speech is back-of-a-fag-packet?
Back-of-a-fag-packet is an adjective.

Words near back-of-a-fag-packet in the dictionary

  1. back-heels
  2. back-house
  3. back-houses
  4. back-matter
  5. back-ne
  6. back-of-a-fag-packet
  7. back-of-an-envelope
  8. back-of-the-envelope
  9. back-of-the-fag-packet
  10. back-of-the-napkin
  11. back-overman

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