mag meaning (obsolete): definition, etymology and quotations

mag

verbalso spelled MAG, Mag

/ˈmæɡ/ · [ˈmæɡ]

Etymology From Mag, a nickname for Margaret.

Obsolete To steal.

Obsolete To talk.

"Is that why you're always magging with Pascoe?" Horrible John went on. […] "So that's why you and him are always talking. And here's me thinkin' you was crawlin' for stripes."2015, Eric Lambert, The Twenty Thousand Thieves:

Derived terms: magpie, magsman

MAG

noun

Aerospace, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Abbreviation, Acronym Acronym of maximum absorbency garment (astronaut diaper / space nappies).

Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Abbreviation, Acronym Acronym of myelin-associated glycoprotein.

Biology, Genetics, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences A gene which encodes for myelin associated glycoprotein

Derived terms: MAG welding

mag

noun

7 senses

1Clipping of magazine.
2Clipping of magnet.
3Clipping of magnesium.
4Ellipsis of mag wheel.
5Clipping of magnitude.
6Clipping of magistrate.
7Clipping of magnetometer.

Abbreviation, Clipping, Colloquial Clipping of magazine.

NY Mag
stash of porno mags

Abbreviation, Clipping, Colloquial Clipping of magnet.

Get the mag in there to clear away the scrap.

Medicine, Sciences Abbreviation, Clipping, Colloquial, Especially Clipping of magnesium.

She looks fine on physical exam, but I don't like these low mag levels.

Automotive, Transport, Vehicles Abbreviation, Colloquial, Ellipsis Ellipsis of mag wheel.

brand new tires and factory-original mags

Astronomy, Natural sciences Abbreviation, Clipping Clipping of magnitude.

Law Abbreviation, Clipping, Colloquial Clipping of magistrate.

Abbreviation, Clipping, Colloquial Clipping of magnetometer.

mag hits
Some marine salvagers might be interested in these unusual mag hits.

2 more examples

The policy is that all staff entering the Capitol are required to go through the mags whether or not they are with a Member of Congress.2010, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, Legislative Branch Appropriations for 2011: Hearings..., page 171:
“Take the f-ing mags away. Let my people in. They can march to the Capitol from here.”2022 June 28, Luke Broadwater, Michael S. Schmidt, quoting Donald Trump, “Trump Urged Armed Supporters to Capitol, White House Aide Testifies”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

Derived terms: bongo mag, discmag, diskmag, fag mag, girlie mag, girly mag, jazz mag, K-Mag, lad mag, ladymag, mag book, mag dump, mag-slip, mag slip, mag tape, porno mag, skin mag, stroke mag, tit mag, webmag

Mag

noun

Etymology From Margaret.

Informal chatterbox.

Synonyms: Chatty Cathy
Derived terms: magpie

mag

noun

UK, Obsolete, Slang A halfpenny.

"Why, of course you wanted to get in," Mr. Bucket asserts with cheerfulness; "but for a old gentleman at your time of life […] not to consider that if he don't keep such a business as the present as close as possible it can't be worth a mag to him, is so curious! You see your temper got the better of you; that's where you lost ground," says Mr. Bucket in an argumentative and friendly way.1852 March – 1853 September, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1853, →OCLC:
When all your tin is gone and spent, And you've not a mag for bread or rent1861, Philip William Perfitt, The Pathfinder, page 377:

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