"ag" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{head|en|adverb}} ag
  1. (stenoscript) Abbreviation of again. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: again
    Sense id: en-ag-en-adv-K-xc3TzD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Interjection

IPA: /ax/ [UK]
Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans ag, from Dutch ach. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|af|ag}} Afrikaans ag, {{der|en|nl|ach}} Dutch ach Head templates: {{en-interj}} ag
  1. (South Africa) Expressing annoyance, remorse, surprise etc.; oh, ah. Tags: South-Africa Derived forms: ag man
    Sense id: en-ag-en-intj-XVL8x7Eu Categories (other): South African English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /æɡ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ag.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -æɡ Etymology: Clipping of agriculture or agricultural. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|agriculture}} Clipping of agriculture, {{m|en|agricultural}} agricultural Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} ag
  1. (chiefly in compounds) Clipping of agriculture. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, in-compounds Alternative form of: agriculture Derived forms: ag-gag Related terms: agri-, Big Ag
    Sense id: en-ag-en-noun-sYNL0fH9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 26 43 18 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: ags [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of aggregate. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|aggregate}} Clipping of aggregate Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ag (countable and uncountable, plural ags)
  1. (construction) Clipping of aggregate (small rocks mixed into concrete). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: aggregate (extra: small rocks mixed into concrete) Categories (topical): Construction
    Sense id: en-ag-en-noun-IwJ8OcGm Topics: business, construction, manufacturing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: ags [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ag (plural ags)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of AG (“aggressive (butch)”) Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: AG (extra: (“aggressive (butch)”))
    Sense id: en-ag-en-noun-5MgwOTH7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2016 February 26, Laura Horak, Girls Will Be Boys: Cross-Dressed Women, Lesbians, and American Cinema, 1908-1934, Rutgers University Press, page 224",
          "text": "new forms of female masculinity are exploding, ranging from butches, dykes, and studs to transmen, FTMs, ags, genderqueers, individuals masculine-of-center, and many more. Transgender men and masculine women can make their own movies[…]",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2016 June 10, Roberta Uno, Monologues for Actors of Color: Men, Routledge, page 85",
          "text": "I don't know what I'd do without them (smiles) Sometimes, I wonder why studs/ag's/butches/transguys be grilling one another in the club. I mean, in my mind, I'm like Why would you hate someone who look like you, act like you,[…]",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2017 July 31, Eric Friginal, Studies in Corpus-Based Sociolinguistics, Routledge",
          "text": "The context around stud enables us to understand its meaning among the W4W advertisers: Seeking lesbian stud, butch, ag, or tomboish women ONLY I'm a single stud (on the soft side) slim body type, tattoos, cute face, and great smile[…]",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative letter-case form of AG (“aggressive (butch)”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "AG",
          "AG#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: stenoscript",
  "path": [
    "ag"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "adverb",
  "title": "ag",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: stenoscript",
  "path": [
    "ag"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "adverb",
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}

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