DAG

jag, dag

(noun) a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing

dekagram, decagram, dkg, dag

(noun) 10 grams

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

dag (plural dags)

A hanging end or shred, in particular a long pointed strip of cloth at the edge of a piece of clothing, or one of a row of decorative strips of cloth that may ornament a tent, booth or fairground.

A dangling lock of sheep’s wool matted with dung.

Synonyms

• daglock, taglock

• daggings

• dung tag

Verb

dag (third-person singular simple present dags, present participle dagging, simple past and past participle dagged)

To shear the hindquarters of a sheep in order to remove dags or prevent their formation.

To daggle or bemire.

Etymology 2

Noun

dag (plural dags)

A skewer.

A spit, a sharpened rod used for roasting food over a fire.

(obsolete) A dagger; a poniard.

(obsolete) A kind of large pistol.

The unbranched antler of a young deer.

Verb

dag (third-person singular simple present dags, present participle dagging, simple past and past participle dagged)

(transitive) To skewer food, for roasting over a fire

(transitive) To cut or slash the edge of a garment into dags

Etymology 3

Interjection

dag

(US, informal) Expressing shock, awe or surprise; used as a general intensifier.

Etymology 4

Noun

dag (plural dags)

(Australia slang, New Zealand derogatory slang) One who dresses unfashionably or without apparent care about appearance.

Usage notes

• May be used as form of endearment, perhaps with the intention of indicating fellowship or sympathy with regard to apparent rejection of societal norms.

Synonyms

• dirtball, scruffbag, slob; see also untidy person

Etymology 5

Initialism for directed acyclic graph.

Noun

dag (plural dags)

(graph theory) A directed acyclic graph; an ordered pair $\backslash ((V,\; E)\backslash )$ such that $\backslash (E\backslash )$ is a subset of some partial ordering relation on $\backslash (V\backslash )$.

Etymology 6

Noun

dag (plural dags)

A misty shower; dew.

Verb

dag (third-person singular simple present dags, present participle dagging, simple past and past participle dagged)

(UK, dialect) To be misty; to drizzle.

Etymology 7

Noun

dag (plural dags)

(chiefly, Ireland) Eye dialect spelling of dog.

Anagrams

• GAD, GDA, Gad, gad

Noun

DAG

Initialism of deputy attorney general.

(computer science, mathematics) Initialism of directed acyclic graph.

(US, legal) Initialism of Defense Acquisition Guide.

(biochemistry) Initialism of diacylglycerol.

Anagrams

• GAD, GDA, Gad, gad

Source: Wiktionary

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Dag, n. Etym: [Cf. F. dague, LL. daga, D. dagge (fr. French); all prob. fr. Celtic; Cf. Gael. dag a pistol, Armor. dag dagger, W. dager, dagr, Ir. daigear. Cf. Dagger.]

1. A dagger; a poniard. [Obs.] Johnson.

2. A large pistol formerly used. [Obs.] The Spaniards discharged their dags, and hurt some. Foxe. A sort of pistol, called dag, was used about the same time as hand guns and harquebuts. Grose.

3. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The unbrunched antler of a young deer.

Dag, n. Etym: [Of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. dagg, Icel. dögg. sq. root71. See Dew.]

Definition: A misty shower; dew. [Obs.]

Dag, n. Etym: [OE. dagge (cf. Dagger); or cf. AS. dag what is dangling.]

Definition: A loose end; a dangling shred. Daglocks, clotted locks hanging in dags or jags at a sheep's tail. Wedgwood.

Dag, v. t. Etym: [1, from Dag dew. 2, from Dag a loose end.]

1. To daggle or bemire. [Prov. Eng.] Johnson.

2. To cut into jags or points; to slash; as, to dag a garment. [Obs.] Wright.

Dag, v. i.

Definition: To be misty; to drizzle. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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