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TAGEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
Acronym of tight-aggressive.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗tagEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
From Middle English tagge (“small piece hanging from a garment”), probably of North Germanic origin. Compare Norwegian tagg (“point; prong; barb; tag”), Swedish tagg (“thorn; prickle; tine”), Icelandic tág (“a willow-twig”). Compare also tack.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗tagEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
Borrowed from Aramaic תגא (taga, “crown”). Doublet of taj.
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Chambers (1908)
1908- TagEnglish · e-38700-4258
Tag, tag, n. a tack or point of metal at the end of a string: any small thing tacked or attached to another: any pendant or appendage, the tip of an animal's tail: the rabble collectively, anything mean.—v.t. to fit a ta
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Tag, tag, n. a children's game in which the object is for the player to chase the rest until he touches one, who then takes his place as Tagg′ger.—v.t. to touch or hit in this game.
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