MAG


Meaning of MAG in English

I. ˈmag, -aa(ə)g, -aig noun

( -s )

Etymology: short for magpie

1. dialect England : the European magpie

2. now dialect Britain : talk , chatter

II. intransitive verb

( magged ; magged ; magging ; mags )

dialect Britain : to talk incessantly : chatter

always magging about progress — John Morrison

III. noun

( -s )

Etymology: origin unknown

dialect Britain : halfpenny

IV. ˈmag, -aa(ə)g, -aig noun

( -s )

Etymology: by shortening

slang : magazine

liked the plots and intrigues of the mystery mags — Newsweek

V. noun

( -s )

Etymology: by shortening

slang : magneto

all that's needed is to take the mag out and give it a wipe — Agatha Christie

VI. abbreviation

1. magazine

2. magnet; magnetic; magnetism

3. magneto

4. magnitude

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.