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scrag.

A thin or scrawny person or animal.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/skɹæɡ/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/skɹaɡ/British, Northern-England, Southern, Standard/skɾaɡ/Scotland, Wales/skɹæːɡ/Australia
  1. A thin or scrawny person or animal.

    archaic
  2. The lean end of a neck of mutton; the scrag end.

    archaic
  3. The neck, especially of a sheep.

    archaic
  4. A scrog.

    Scotland
  5. A chav or ned; a stereotypically loud and aggressive person of lower social class.

    UK · derogatory · slang
  6. A rough or unkempt woman.

    Australia · derogatory · slang
  7. A ragged, stunted tree or branch.

Where this word comes from

Perhaps related to Norwegian skragg (a lean person), dialectal Swedish skragge (old and torn thing), Danish skrog (hull, carcass); perhaps related to shrink.

verb/skɹæɡ/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/skɹaɡ/British, Northern-England, Southern, Standard/skɾaɡ/Scotland, Wales/skɹæːɡ/Australia
  1. To hang on a gallows, or to choke, garotte, or strangle.

    colloquial · obsolete
  2. To harass; to manhandle.

  3. To destroy or kill.

Where this word comes from

Perhaps related to Norwegian skragg (a lean person), dialectal Swedish skragge (old and torn thing), Danish skrog (hull, carcass); perhaps related to shrink.

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