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skag

[skag]
noun Slang.
  1. scag.

scag

or skag

[skag]
noun Slang.
  1. heroin.

Origin of scag

First recorded in 1965–70; of obscure origin; compare earlier scag cigarette butt
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Historical Examples of skag

  • A piece of keel or skag can be added at the stern end, if desired, as shown in Fig. 418.

    Woodworking for Beginners

    Charles Gardner Wheeler

British Dictionary definitions for skag

skag

noun
  1. a variant spelling of scag 1

scag

1

skag

noun
  1. a slang name for heroin

scag

2
noun
  1. a tear in a garment or piece of cloth
verb scags, scagging or scagged
  1. (tr) to make a tear in (cloth)

Word Origin for scag

apparently related to Old Norse skaga to project
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Word Origin and History for skag
n.

"heroin," 1967, American English, earlier "cigarette" (1915), of unknown origin.

scag

n.

see skag.

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