zag
See also: ZAG
Translingual
Symbol
zag
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Zaghawa terms
English
Etymology
Back-formation from zigzag. Compare zig.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zæɡ/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -æɡ
Noun
zag (plural zags)
- One of a series of sharp turns or reversals.
- A twist in a storyline.
- 2017 August 27, Brandon Nowalk, “Game Of Thrones slows down for the longest, and best, episode of the season (newbies)”, in The Onion AV Club[1]:
- Afterward, she returns to the Dragon Pit to announce her agreement to the truce. “The darkness is coming for us all. We will face it together. And when the Great War is over, perhaps you will remember that I chose to help, with no promises or assurances from any of you. I expect not.” The self-pity and pettiness is classic Cersei, but what a zag! It was always hard to imagine what this show looks like with all the humans on all sides temporarily working together.
- A twist in a storyline.
Verb
zag (third-person singular simple present zags, present participle zagging, simple past and past participle zagged)
- (intransitive) To move with a sharp turn or reversal.
Derived terms
Derived terms
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Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɑx
- IPA(key): /zɑx/
Verb
zag
- singular past indicative of zien
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aːk
Verb
zag
Sumerian
Romanization
zag
- romanization of 𒍠 (zag)
Turkmen
Pronunciation
Noun
zag (definite accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])
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Further reading
- “zag” in Enedilim.com