mag

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
8
Letters
3
Pronunciation
/ˈmæɡ/
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/ˈmæɡ/ · [ˈmæɡ] · /ˈmeɪ̯ɡ/ · [ˈmeɪ̯ɡ]

Definition of mag

15 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial)Clipping of magazine.
    “NY Mag”
    “stash of porno mags”
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noun

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial)Clipping of magazine.
    “NY Mag”
    “stash of porno mags”
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial)Clipping of magnet.
    “Get the mag in there to clear away the scrap.”
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, especially)Clipping of magnesium.
    “She looks fine on physical exam, but I don't like these low mag levels.”
  4. (abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, ellipsis)Ellipsis of mag wheel.
    “brand new tires and factory-original mags”
  5. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping)Clipping of magnitude.
  6. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial)Clipping of magistrate.
  7. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial)Clipping of magnetometer.
    “mag hits”
    “Some marine salvagers might be interested in these unusual mag hits.”
    “The policy is that all staff entering the Capitol are required to go through the mags whether or not they are with a Member of Congress.”
    ““Take the f-ing mags away. Let my people in. They can march to the Capitol from here.””
  8. (UK, obsolete, slang)A halfpenny.
    “"Why, of course you wanted to get in," Mr. Bucket asserts with cheerfulness; "but for a old gentleman at your time of life […] not to consider that if he don't keep such a business as the present as close as possible it can't be worth a mag to him, is so curious! You see your temper got the better of you; that's where you lost ground," says Mr. Bucket in an argumentative and friendly way.”
    “When all your tin is gone and spent, And you've not a mag for bread or rent”
  9. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of maximum absorbency garment (astronaut diaper / space nappies).
  10. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of myelin-associated glycoprotein.
  11. A gene which encodes for myelin associated glycoprotein
  12. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal)Clipping of Magnificat.
  13. (informal)chatterbox.

verb

  1. (obsolete, transitive)To steal.
  2. (intransitive, obsolete)To talk.
    “"Is that why you're always magging with Pascoe?" Horrible John went on. […] "So that's why you and him are always talking. And here's me thinkin' you was crawlin' for stripes."”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Mag, a nickname for Margaret.

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