scag

noun

variants or less commonly skag
slang
: heroin

Examples of scag in a Sentence

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And moral objections to people spending their lives shooting scag. Scott Bradfield, The New Republic, 20 May 2020

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of scag was in 1967

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“Scag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scag. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

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