Definitions for NAG
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Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. scold, scolder, nag, nagger, common scold(noun)

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

2. hack, jade, nag, plug(verb)

   an old or over-worked horse

3. nag, peck, hen-peck(verb)

   bother persistently with trivial complaints

   "She nags her husband all day long"

4. nag(verb)

   worry persistently

   "nagging concerns and doubts"

5. nag(verb)

   remind or urge constantly

   "she nagged to take a vacation"

GCIDE(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Nag(n.)

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

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Nag(noun)

   a small horse; a pony; hence, any horse

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

2. Nag(noun)

   a paramour; -- in contempt

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

3. Nag

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

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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

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Anagrams for NAG »

1. Gan

How to pronounce NAG?

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   Alex

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   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

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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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