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Scag

//skæɡ// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Heroin. slang, uncountable

    "And I was snorting scag while other kids played tag"

  2. 2
    street names for heroin wordnet
  3. 3
    A woman of loose morals. countable, derogatory, slang
  4. 4
    A cigarette. US, countable, dated, slang

    "“Then have a skag,” said I. / “’Twill make it seem like happier times, / You liked this brand, I understand.”"

Verb
  1. 1
    To destroy the data on a disk, either by corrupting the file system or by causing media damage.

    "That last power hit scagged the system disk."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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