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Agag

American  
[ey-gag] / ˈeɪ gæg /

noun

  1. (in the Bible) an Amalekite king who was captured and spared by Saul but later killed by Samuel.


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Agag came to him cheerfully, for he thought, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.”

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2024

“Of course, it’s nice to have money,” Mr. Agag said.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2021

How it made it into the hands of Agag has an altogether darker, more intriguing, edge.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2021

Agag, who also recently unveiled plans for an electric powerboating series, said electrification was an unstoppable trend but that did not mean there was no space for Formula One in future.

From Reuters • Oct. 2, 2020

The minister denounced Bryan and Democracy in the same tones he used in declaiming against Agag and the Amalekites on Sunday.

From The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 by Furniss, Harry