fug
noun [S] /fʌɡ/Definition
› a condition that can exist in a small, crowded place when the air is not pure, especially because of smoke or heat: We smiled at each other through a grey fug of cigarette smoke.Hot and heatSultriness and humidity fuggy /ˈfʌɡ.i/ adjective Hot and heatSultriness and humidity
(Definition of fug noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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