ag meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

ag

intjalso spelled AG, Ag

General-South-African /ˈax/

Etymology Borrowed from Afrikaans ag, from Dutch ach.

South Africa Expressing annoyance, remorse, surprise, etc.: oh, ah.

Ag pleez Deddy won't you take us to the wrestling / We wanna see an ou called Sky High Lee1962, Jeremy Taylor, “Ag Pleez Deddy”:
‘Ag, fuck it,’ he said. ‘Let bygones be bygones, man.’1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage, published 1998, page 88:

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Finally, after placing four books on the desk, he turned to a sheepish Kathy and said, ‘Ag, there's nothing wrong with these desks,’ and walked out.1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 491:
"Ag, skattie, those are just bloody drug dealers driving around in stolen cars […]"2000, Pace, page 128:

noun

Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of Attorney General.

Despite James’ cool display, she is feeling the heat from the Trump Department of Justice, which opened a criminal investigation into the AG after receiving a complaint from the Federal Housing Finance Agency last month.2025 May 8, Hannah Fierick and Shane Galvin, “AG Letitia James heckled over mortgage fraud case at town hall: ‘Apologize to Donald Trump’”, in New York Post:

Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of Auditor General.

Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aviation, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Abbreviation Abbreviation of agricultural aviation.

US An aggressive (a butch woman, especially a Black butch woman); an aggressive girl.

Black lesbian slang

Cross-dressers in full bloom sang and danced beside Doms and AGs, butches and femmes joined arms with gay men and lesbians - all of them their own rainbow of Black, white, Latino, Asian.2004, Penny Mickelbury, Darkness Descending, Kings Crossing Publishing, →ISBN, page 130:
But I still cannot pretend that transgender in general does not continue to fail me when it does not fulfill its promise of butch inclusion. It fails all butches, AGs/aggressives, and studs who find themselves facing the same issues of[…]2010 January 8, Matt Bernstein Sycamore, Nobody Passes: Rejecting the Rules of Gender and Conformity, Seal Press, →ISBN:

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The opening club scene, in which AGs (aggressives/butches) flirt with femme performers is a compelling rush: you are right there.2015 October 22, So Mayer, Political Animals: The New Feminist Cinema, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 141:
Our group had the attention of every stud, AG (aggressive girl), femme, and butch in the place. A stud sporting a Mohawk and lip ring approached us. Her eyes were as black as her skin.2019, Ben Burgess Jr., Wounded:
Acknowledgements I want to first thank all of the butches, bois, studs, AGs, bulldaggers, punks and trans mens who have been part of my world for the last twenty-something years. Thank you for our collective vulnerability and always[…]2019 March 12, Ana-Maurine Lara, Sum of Parts, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 85:

noun

Abbreviation Abbreviation of August.

Abbreviation, Clipping Clipping of agriculture.

Immunology, Medicine, Sciences Symbol Symbol for antigen.

Myanmar, Abbreviation Abbreviation of Aung.