Meaning

2 senses

  1. (dialectal, slang, transitive)To vex; annoy; insult, offend; grieve.

  2. (dialectal, slang, transitive)To chatter, gossip.

Origin

Uncertain. Cognate with Scots kag, kagg (“to vex, grieve”). Perhaps from Middle English ca

Uncertain. Cognate with Scots kag, kagg (“to vex, grieve”). Perhaps from Middle English caggen (“to tie, bind”), possibly from or related to Old Norse kǫgurr (“quilt, blanket, bedcover, coffin cloth”). Alternatively, perhaps allied with Norwegian Nynorsk kjaka (“to wrangle, harass”).

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Forms

cags, cagging, cagged, cagged

regular · Lesson

Base formcag · to cag
3rd person singularcags
Present participlecagging
Past simplecagged
Past participlecagged

Tenses

cag · cagged · will cag · have cagged

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycag
he, she, itcags

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave cagged
he, she, ithas cagged

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill cag

Past simpleLesson

all personscagged

Synonyms

30 synonyms
(dialectal)To vex:plagueC1harassC1harrowB2tormentC1troubleB1distressafflictlacerateaggrieveatrayengrievegrameharryvex
(dialectal)To chatter, gossip:dishA1gossipB2talkA1tittle-tattleblabchelpclepedish the dirtfetch and carryjaunderlabrishtalk out of turntattletell tales out of school

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
cafeteriaA2caffeinatedcaffeinecaféA1cageB1cageycahoot

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