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Added 7 October 2026

jag

/d͡ʒæɡ/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about jag at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

verb

To cut unevenly.
To pierce with a sharp object.
To tease.

noun

Enough liquor to make a person noticeably drunk; a skinful.
A binge or period of overindulgence; a spree.
A fit, spell, outburst.

Origin

The noun is from late Middle English jagge, from Old English giagga, giacga. The ultimate origin could be sound-symbolic of sudden movement, compare with jam, rag and Middle English dag, of which jag may be a palatalised variant. The verb is from jaggen, from Old English giacgian.

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