"skag" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-skag.ogg [Australia] Forms: skags [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} skag (countable and uncountable, plural skags)
  1. (nautical) Alternative form of skeg Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: skeg Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-skag-en-noun-VW-EjqB0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 30 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 62 23 15 Topics: nautical, transport
  2. (slang) Alternative spelling of scag (“heroin”). Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, slang, uncountable Alternative form of: scag (extra: heroin) Categories (topical): Recreational drugs Synonyms: heroin
    Sense id: en-skag-en-noun-ggfBO8ZS Disambiguation of Recreational drugs: 30 63 7
  3. (slang) An unattractive woman. Tags: countable, slang, uncountable Synonyms: skank, ugly woman
    Sense id: en-skag-en-noun-nxDyE37O

Inflected forms

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