Nag

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈnæɡ/
• North American also IPA: /neɪɡ/, IPA: /nɛɡ/
• Rhymes: -æɡ

Middle English nagge, cognate with Dutch negge

Full definition of nag

Noun

1. A small horse; a pony.
2. An old useless horse.
3. (obsolete, derogatory) A paramour.
• 1598, William Shakespeare, , III. x. 11:Yon ribaudred nag of Egypt – Whom leprosy o'ertake!

Synonyms

• (old useless horse) dobbin, hack, jade, plug

Coordinate terms

• (old useless horse) bum (racing)

Probably from a source; compare Swedish nagga ("to gnaw, grumble"), Danish nage, Icelandic nagga ("to complain").

Verb

1. To repeatedly remind or complain to someone in an annoying way, often about insignificant matters.
2. To act inappropriately in the eyes of peers, to backstab, to verbally abuse.
3. To bother with persistent memories.The notion that he forgot something nagged him the rest of the day.
4. Other sorts of persistent annoyance, e.g.:A nagging pain in his left kneeA nagging north wind

Noun

1. One who nags.

Anagrams

• AGN
• ANG
• gan, Gan
• NGA