skag

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English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

skag (countable and uncountable, plural skags)

  1. (nautical) Alternative form of skeg
  2. (slang) Alternative spelling of scag (heroin).
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:heroin
    • 1971, Gil Scott-Heron (lyrics and music), “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”:
      You will not be able to lose yourself on skag and skip out for beer during commercials, because / The revolution will not be televised
  3. (slang) An unattractive woman. [1]
    Synonyms: skank; see also Thesaurus:ugly woman
    • 1997, Daniel Clowes, “The Norman Square”, in Ghost World, Jonathan Cape, published 2000, →ISBN, page 49:
      Ewww! Do you think that's her boyfriend!? Nice Forehead, dude! …Check out the obvious implants on that skag!

References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “skank”, in Online Etymology Dictionary, retrieved 1 October 2018.