different between scag vs spag

English

Alternative forms

• skag

Etymology

Origin unknown. Compare scat (“heroin; whiskey”), slag (“waste; a prostitute”), skank (“a disreputable woman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skæ?/
• Rhymes: -æ?

Noun

scag (countable and uncountable, plural scags)

1. (slang, uncountable) Heroin.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:heroin
2. (slang, countable, derogatory, originally African-American Vernacular) A woman of loose morals.
3. (slang, countable, dated, US) A cigarette.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cigarette

Descendants

• Vietnamese: xì ke

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.

References

Anagrams

• CAGs, CGAs, cags

Irish

Etymology

From Old Norse [Term?].

Verb

scag (present analytic scagann, future analytic scagfaidh, verbal noun scagadh, past participle scagtha)

1. to strain, filter
2. to drain off
3. to refine
4. to sift
5. to derive, spring (from source)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “scacaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• "scag" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Entries containing “scag” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “scag” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

English

Etymology

Clipping of spaghetti.

Noun

spag (uncountable)

1. (informal) spaghetti

Related terms

• spag bol

Anagrams

• A-GPS, AGPs, GPAs, PASG, gaps, gasp

Volapük

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [spa?]

Noun

spag (nominative plural spags)

1. spark

Declension