tag end

noun
1.
the last or final part of something: They came in at the tag end of the performance.
2.
a random scrap, fragment, or remnant.
Origin:
1810–20

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tag end
 
—n
1.  the last part of something: the tag end of the day
2.  a loose end of cloth, thread, etc

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Tag end is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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