jag

Meaning

Noun

1. A sharp projection.
2. A part broken off; a fragment.
3. A flap, a tear in a clothing
4. A cleft or division.
5. (Scotland) A medical injection, a jab.
6. (Pennsylvania, Western, dialectal) A thorn from a bush (see jaggerbush).
7. (Pennsylvania, Western, abbreviation, alt-of, derogatory, dialectal, ellipsis) Ellipsis of jagoff (“an irritating, inept, or repugnant person”).

Verb

1. To cut unevenly.
2. (Pennsylvania, Western) To tease.

Synonyms

notch

dent

chip

dag

indent

sharp projection

draft

draught

edge

extrusion

fix

freight

gap

hack

helping

hit

hob

incisure

indentation

indenture

jog

jute

knob

lading

load

mill

onus

plate

point

prick

projection

prominence

protrusion

rag

ramus

ration

recess

salience

saliency

salient

saw

🪚

scallop

shipment

shred

slit

slot

bulge

tatter

tooth

🦷

undercut

Translations

Zacke

crepatura

Riss

αιχμή

Auszackung

seghettare

strappo

άνοιγμα

φόρτωμα

Kerbe

saillie

κόψιμο

Zahn

🦷

dentellare

scheur

Pronounced as (IPA)

/d͡ʒæɡ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: jagge

Inherited from Old English: ċeacga

In summary

The noun is from late Middle English jagge, from Old English giagga, giacga. The ultimate origin could be sound-symbolic of sudden movement, compare with jam and rag.
The verb is from jaggen, from Old English giacgian.