jag
noun
[ dʒaɡ ]
• a sharp projection.
jag
verb
• stab, pierce, or prick.
• "she jagged herself in the mouth"
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘stab, pierce’): perhaps symbolic of sudden movement or unevenness (compare with jam1 and rag1).
jag
noun
• a bout of unrestrained or excessive indulgence in alcohol or drugs, or in a particular emotion or activity.
• "a thirty-five minute crying jag"
• a bundle.
• "a jag of hay"
Origin:
late 16th century (in jag2 (sense 2)): of unknown origin. In the late 18th century the sense was ‘portion, quantity’, later ‘as much alcohol as one can hold’, hence ‘a binge’. jag2 (sense 1) dates from the early 20th century.
Jag
noun
• a Jaguar car.
• "an E-type Jag"
Origin:
1950s: abbreviation.
JAG
abbreviation
• Judge Advocate General.
