# jag

> English word · Noun · IPA /d͡ʒæɡ/ · frequency rank #27,187

## Definitions
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. A medical injection, a jab.
6. A thorn from a bush (see jaggerbush).
7. Ellipsis of jagoff (“an irritating, inept, or repugnant person”).

## Etymology
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, rag and Middle English dag, of which jag may be a palatalised variant.
The verb is from jaggen, from Old English giacgian.

## Easily confused with
- **Jr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jag-vs-jr)
- **jo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jag-vs-jo)
- **JI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jag-vs-ji)
- **Ju** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jag-vs-ju)
- **JD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jag-vs-jd)
- **JK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jag-vs-jk)
- **JB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jag-vs-jb)
- **JV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jag-vs-jv)
- **JW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jag-vs-jw)
- **JG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jag-vs-jg)
- **job** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jag-vs-job)
- **Joe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jag-vs-joe)
- **Jim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jag-vs-jim)
- **joy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jag-vs-joy)
- **Jan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jag-vs-jan)
- **jay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jag-vs-jay)
- **Jon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jag-vs-jon)
- **jet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jag-vs-jet)
- **jam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jag-vs-jam)
- **jaw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jag-vs-jaw)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/jag