definitions

scag

or skag

[ skag ]
/ skæg /
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noun Slang.

heroin.

RELATED WORDS

dope, opium, drug, narcotic, junk, crap, candy, horse, h, diacetylmorphine, mojo

Nearby words

scaevola, scafell pike, scaffold, scaffold nail, scaffolding, scag, scagliola, scala, scala cordonata, scala tympani, scala, la

Origin of scag

First recorded in 1965–70; of obscure origin; compare earlier scag cigarette butt
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British Dictionary definitions for scag (1 of 2)

scag

1

skag

/ (skæɡ) /

noun

a slang name for heroin

British Dictionary definitions for scag (2 of 2)

scag

2
/ (skæɡ) South Wales and Southwest English dialect /

noun

a tear in a garment or piece of cloth

verb scags, scagging or scagged

(tr) to make a tear in (cloth)

Word Origin for scag

apparently related to Old Norse skaga to project
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