jag1

[jag] /dʒæg/
noun
1.
a sharp projection on an edge or surface.
verb (used with object), jagged, jagging.
2.
to cut or slash, especially in points or pendants along the edge; form notches, teeth, or ragged points in.
verb (used without object), jagged, jagging.
3.
to move with a jerk; jog.
Origin
1350-1400; late Middle English jagge (noun), jaggen (v.), of obscure origin
Related forms
jagless, adjective

jag2

[jag] /dʒæg/
noun
1.
a period of unrestrained indulgence in an activity; spree; binge:
a crying jag; a talking jag.
2.
a state of intoxication from liquor.
3.
Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. a load, as of hay or wood.
Origin
1590-1600; perhaps orig. load of broom or furze (compare Old English ceacga broom, furze)

J.A.G.

1.
Judge Advocate General.
Also, JAG.
British Dictionary definitions for jag

jag1

/dʒæɡ/
verb jags, jagging, jagged
1.
(transitive) to cut unevenly; make jagged
2.
(Austral) to catch (fish) by impaling them on an unbaited hook
noun, verb
3.
(Scot) an informal word for jab (sense 3), jab (sense 5)
noun
4.
a jagged notch or projection
Word Origin
C14: of unknown origin

jag2

/dʒæɡ/
noun (slang)
1.
  1. intoxication from drugs or alcohol
  2. a bout of drinking or drug taking
2.
a period of uncontrolled activity: a crying jag
Word Origin
of unknown origin

Jag

/dʒæɡ/
noun
1.
(informal) a Jaguar car: often understood as a symbol of affluence

JAG

abbreviation
1.
Judge Advocate General
Word Origin and History for jag
n.

"period of unrestrained activity," 1887, American English, perhaps via intermediate sense of "as much drink as a man can hold" (1670s), from earlier meaning "load of hay or wood" (1590s), of unknown origin. Used in U.S. colloquial speech from 1834 to mean "a quantity, a lot."

"slash or rend in a garment," c.1400, of unknown origin.

Slang definitions & phrases for jag

jag

noun
  1. A drinking spree; bender
  2. A spell or spree of a specified sort: One had a ''crying jag''/ the annual Christmas gift-buying jag
Related Terms

crying jag

[1887+; fr jag, ''a load,'' found by 1597, whence ''as much liquor as a man can drink,'' found by 1678]


Jag

noun

A Jaguar automobile (1950s+)


Related Abbreviations for jag

JAG

judge advocate general