scag

or skag

[ skag ]
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nounSlang.

Origin of scag

1
First recorded in 1965–70; of obscure origin; compare earlier scag cigarette butt

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How to use scag in a sentence

  • Their highest point is now known to be Skags-tol-tind, in the Lang-feld range, upwards of 8000 feet.

    The Desert World | Arthur Mangin

British Dictionary definitions for scag (1 of 2)

scag1

skag

/ (skæɡ) /


noun
  1. a slang name for heroin

British Dictionary definitions for scag (2 of 2)

scag2

/ (skæɡ) South Wales and Southwest English dialect /


noun
  1. a tear in a garment or piece of cloth

verbscags, scagging or scagged
  1. (tr) to make a tear in (cloth)

Origin of scag

2
apparently related to Old Norse skaga to project

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