jagoff

noun

"jagoff" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“jagoff” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An irritating, inept, or repugnant person.

Corpus desk

Index EN-jagoff · jagoff · English

jagoff · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "J" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for jagoff
PropertyValue
Headwordjagoff
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “jagoff” in English

jagoffsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jagoff is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An irritating, inept, or repugnant person.".

jagoff has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From jag. The correct English form is jagoff, spelled J-A-G-O-F-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    An irritating, inept, or repugnant person.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how jagoff appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. You don't look like a Mullen. In fact, you look like a Chekov, or a jag-off.
  2. “Listen, jaggoff, I've got a whole treasure trove of Philly magazines, okay? One of 'em's got a picture of Darren Daulton in a tux eating a hotdog.” “That one where he got the mustard on his face?” “Yeah, that's the one.” “Oh, that would move here for sure.”

Etymology

From jag.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jagoff"?
"jagoff" is spelled J-A-G-O-F-F.
What does "jagoff" mean?
As a noun, "jagoff" means: An irritating, inept, or repugnant person.
What is the origin of the word "jagoff"?
From jag. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list