"scag" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /skæɡ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scag.wav Forms: scags [plural]
Rhymes: -æɡ Etymology: Unknown. Compare scat (“heroin; whiskey”), slag (“waste; a prostitute”), skank (“a disreputable woman”). Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} scag (countable and uncountable, plural scags)
  1. (slang, uncountable) Heroin. Tags: slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Recreational drugs Synonyms: heroin
    Sense id: en-scag-en-noun--HFk22IR Disambiguation of Recreational drugs: 60 15 11 13
  2. (slang, countable, derogatory, originally African-American Vernacular) A woman of loose morals. Tags: countable, derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-scag-en-noun-c0XX2JuX Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 38 20 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 29 21 23 4 4 4 7 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 35 18 26 3 3 3 5 4
  3. (slang, countable, dated, US) A cigarette. Tags: US, countable, dated, slang Categories (topical): People Synonyms: cigarette
    Sense id: en-scag-en-noun-63L~7XNP Disambiguation of People: 0 40 58 2 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 38 20 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: skag

Verb

IPA: /skæɡ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scag.wav Forms: scags [present, singular, third-person], scagging [participle, present], scagged [participle, past], scagged [past]
Rhymes: -æɡ Etymology: Unknown. Compare scat (“heroin; whiskey”), slag (“waste; a prostitute”), skank (“a disreputable woman”). Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown Head templates: {{en-verb}} scag (third-person singular simple present scags, present participle scagging, simple past and past participle scagged)
  1. (computing) To destroy the data on a disk, either by corrupting the file system or by causing media damage. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-scag-en-verb-SZ~3PHb3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 38 20 37 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: skag

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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