Definitions for nag
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. scold, scolder, nag, nagger, common scoldnoun

   someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault

2. hack, jade, nag, plugverb

   an old or over-worked horse

3. nag, peck, hen-peckverb

   bother persistently with trivial complaints

   "She nags her husband all day long"

4. nagverb

   worry persistently

   "nagging concerns and doubts"

5. nagverb

   remind or urge constantly

   "she nagged to take a vacation"

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nagnoun

   A person who nags, especially habitually; called also nagger.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nagnoun

   Etymology: nagge, Dutch.

   1. A small horse. A horse in familiar language.

   A hungry lion would fain have been dealing with good horse-flesh; but the nag would be too fleet. Roger L'Estrange.

   Thy nags, the leanest things alive,
   So very hard thou lov’st to drive. Matthew Prior.

   2. A paramour; in contempt.

   Your ribauld nag of Egypt
   Hoists sails, and flies. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleopatra.

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1. nag

   Nag generally refers to persistently annoy or harass someone, typically about minor or trivial matters. It may involve constant scolding, reminding, or urging someone to do something. The term can also refer to an old or inferior horse.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Nagnoun

   a small horse; a pony; hence, any horse

2. Nagnoun

   a paramour; -- in contempt

3. Nag

   to tease in a petty way; to scold habitually; to annoy; to fret pertinaciously

4. Etymology: [OE. nagge, D. negge; akin to E. neigh.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Nag

   nag, n. a horse, but particularly a small one—(Scot.) Naig: (Shak.) a jade. [M. E. nagge—Mid. Dut. negge, negghe (mod. Dut. negge); cf. Neigh.]

2. Nag

   nag, v.t. to worry or annoy continually: to tease or vex: to find fault with constantly:—pr.p. nag′ging; pa.p. nagged.—n. Nag′ger. [Cf. Gnaw.]

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1. NAG

   What does NAG stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the NAG acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. NAG

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Nag is ranked #51941 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Nag surname appeared 400 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Nag.
   
   85% or 340 total occurrences were Asian.
   8.2% or 33 total occurrences were White.
   3.7% or 15 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.7% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.2% or 5 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Remind
   • Worry

Anagrams for nag »

1. gan

How to pronounce nag?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of nag in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of nag in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of nag in a Sentence

1. The Reddit user:

   I work 60-100 hours a week, so if anyone needs time off, its me, she wrote. Last year, however, the woman claimed the two asked her to babysit on the day of her own important work retreat. Everyone is expected to go [on the retreat], and its frowned upon if you miss it. They wanted to go on a date. I said no, I have an important work event. They continued to nag me about how they havent gone on a date for so long, she wrote. The night before her work event, they called in a panic and said their friend Mike from the next city over had been in a car accident, and I needed to babysit nephew for a few hours. The Reddit user said shereluctantly agreed, but under the condition that they be back by 7 a.m. the next day so she could leave for the retreat.But her brother and sister-in-law did not return for two days, and did not answer any of her phone calls or texts. I had to cancel on my superiors morning of, which looked awful, she wrote. DAD IN TROUBLE WITH WIFE AND DAUGHTER AFTER BUYING MCDONALDS FOR HIMSELF, AND ONLY HIMSELF Her brother had an excuse when they returned, claiming Mikes life was in danger and they were too busy helping his girlfriend. And then, for weeks afterward, the Reddit user said her brother and sister-in-law asked her to babysit many more times, each time saying they werevisitingMike to help him with his recovery. Two months later, however, the woman claims that her company, and the company that Mikes girlfriend works for,had a meeting, and that she ran into the two of them. Mike had never been in an accident, and although [my brother and sister-in-law] had gone to visit them recently, it was for drinks and bowling, not bringing them chicken noodle soup in the hospital, she wrote. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER After confronting her brother and sister-in-law, the woman said they admitted to lying so they could go on date nights. They claimed I gave them no choice since I would never help them out when they needed time together because parenting was so stressful and difficult.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=nag
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=nag
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=nag
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nag
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=nag
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html