tag en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /tɛɡ/ (New-Zealand)
- /tæɡ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /taɡ/ (British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales)
- (US) audio
- /tæːɡ/ (Australia)
- /teɪɡ/ Upper Midwestern US, Northwestern US, Canada
Etymology
From Middle English tagge (“small piece hanging from a garment”), probably of North Germanic origin. Compare Norwegian tagg (“point; prong; barb; tag”), Swedish tagg (“thorn; prickle; tine”), Icelandic tág (“a willow-twig”). Compare also tack.
Meanings
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Physical appendage. ▸ A small label.
He has a tag hung on his bag.
- Physical appendage. ▸ A skin tag, an excrescence of skin.
- Physical appendage. ▸ A dangling lock of sheep's wool, matted with dung; a dung tag.
- Physical appendage. ▸ Any slight appendage, as to an article of dress; something slight hanging loosely.
- Physical appendage. ▸ A metallic binding, tube, or point, at the end of a string, or lace, to stiffen it.
- Physical appendage. ▸ Any short peptide sequence artificially attached to proteins mostly in order to help purify, solubilize or visualize these proteins.
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Physical appendage. ▸ Something mean and paltry; the rabble, originally refer to rag as torn cloth.
For upon the like Proclamation there, they all came in, both tag and rag
1596 (date written; published 1633), Edmund Spenser, A Vewe of the Present State of Irelande […], Dublin: […] Societie of Stationers, […], →OCLC; republished as A View of the State of Ireland […] (Ancient Irish Histories), Dublin: […] Society of Stationers, […] Hibernia Press, […] [b]y John Morrison, 1809, →OCLC:
- Last nonphysical appendage. ▸ The last line (or last two lines) of a song's chorus that is repeated to indicate the end of the song.
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Last nonphysical appendage. ▸ The last scene of a TV program, often focusing on the program's subplot.
Often, the tag punctuates the "we're all in this together" theme and is topped with a laugh.
2006, Stephen V. Duncan, A Guide to Screenwriting Success, page 300:
- Last nonphysical appendage. ▸ The end, or catchword, of an actor's speech; cue.
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(informal) Nonphysical label. ▸ An attribution in narrated dialogue (eg, "he said") or attributed words (e.g. "he thought").
You could combine these two paragraphs, I think, and rewrite to lose the tag portion of the third sentence.
(Can we date this quote?), bart_...@hotmail.com, alt.fiction.original (Usenet):If you want to start with talk, stick a tag in right away
(Can we date this quote?), Jane MacDonald, alt.fiction.original (Usenet):Seems here like Russ would be speaking. You could use a tag here.
(Can we date this quote?), michael, alt.fiction.original (Usenet):
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Nonphysical label. ▸ A piece of markup representing an element in a markup language.
The <title> tag provides a title for the Web page.
The <sarcasm> tag conveys sarcasm in Internet slang.
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Nonphysical label. ▸ A keyword, term, or phrase associated with or assigned to data, media, and/or information enabling keyword-based classification; often used to categorize content.
I want to add genre and artist tags to the files in my music collection.
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(US) Identity. ▸ A vehicle number plate; a medal bearing identification data (animals, soldiers).
The subwoofer in the trunk was so loud, it vibrated the tag like an aluminum can.
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(slang) Identity. ▸ A person's name.
What’s your tag?
- (qualifier:children's games, uncountable) Involving being tagged physically. ▸ A game, especially for children on playgrounds, in which one player (known as "it") attempts to touch another, who then becomes "it"; any similar game of chasing and trying to reach, touch, shoot, or label other players.
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Involving being tagged physically. ▸ An instance of touching the baserunner with the ball or the ball in a gloved hand to rule him "out."
The tag was applied at second for the final out.
- Signature.
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(slang) Signature. ▸ Graffiti in the form of a stylized signature particular to the artist.
There is a hierarchy of sorts: a throw-up can go over a tag, a piece over a throw-up, and a burner over a piece.
2011, Scape Martinez, Graff 2: Next Level Graffiti Techniques, page 124:
- A type of cardboard.
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A sheep in its first year.
After being weaned, the ram or wedder lamb is sometimes termed hog, hoggit, or tag, during the whole of the first year
1807, The Complete Farmer, or, General Dictionary of Agriculture and Husbandry, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tags | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
tag wrestling · tag line · tagboard · tagless · tag cloud · taglet · tagball · toe tag · subtag · tag team · ditag · ink tag · gamertag · telephone tag · tag group · tagtail · tag day · tag soup · skintag · tag-along right · tag end · tag question · tagline · nametag · tag and rag · tag sale · phone tag · keytag · tag-rag and bobtail · tag rugby · ear-tag · pyrotag · cryotag · backtag · taglike · auto tag · tag alder · on tag · tagsonomy · tagset · swing tag · tagwise · biotag · taglock · tagholder · slashtag · tag-team · tagosphere · tag, you're it · betag · emotag · hangtag · toe-tag · tag-rag · nanotag · taggy · geotag · detag · tagback · rhyme-tag
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
fag tag · slag tag · dog tag · red tag · meta tag · ho tag · archery tag · ear tag · e-tag · return tag · entity tag · HA-tag · dialog tag · radio-tag · laser tag · producer tag · cashtag · short tag · dart tag · hashtag · zombie tag · ragtag · radio tag · price tag · paired-end tag · ETag · fusion tag · scaff tag · treasury tag · pet tag · skin-tag · question tag · freeze tag · tag strip · oak-tag · empty-element tag · bread tag · accent tag · oak tag · tone tag
Relateds
chasey · paintball · dodgeball
Synonyms
had · ticket · tiggy · tips · dobby · tig · catch · tip · speech tag · tag line · touch · chase · tuggy · it · dialogue tag · tick · hit · it
Translations (160)
pt apanhada (game) · ru догоня́лки (game) · sh игра шуге (game) · tr etiket (small label) · bg го́неница (game) · fi tagi (type of graffiti) · es marchamo (small label) · no tagg (type of graffiti) · mi tapanga (small label) · ja 鬼事 (game) · sv kull (game) · he תָּגִית (computing: element in a markup language) · eo etikedo (small label) · ru са́лки (game) · pl etykieta (small label) · sv tafatt (game) · bg шиле (sheep in its first year) · sh ловица (game) · pl tag (computing: element in a markup language) · mk етике́та (small label) · uk тег (computing: keyword, term, or phrase associated with or assigned to data, media, and/or information) · cs značka (computing: element in a markup language) · mi wi (game) · nl tikkertje (game) · cs honěná (game) · es rotulata (small label) · pdt Zadel (small label) · fi rekisterikilpi (vehicle number plate; a medal bearing identification data) · fi tag (type of graffiti) · sv datten (game) · sh игра ловице (game) · fi korttikartonki (type of cardboard) · bg припев (music: last line or lines of a song's chorus that is repeated) · lt gairė (small label) · pl metka (small label) · bg накрайник (stiffening at the end of a string, or lace) · cs štítek (small label) · es chapa (type of graffiti) · fi merkki (small label) · eo kradvorto (computing: element in a markup language) · ru пятна́шки (game) · mk ознака (computing: element in a markup language) · bg етикет (small label) · sh lovica (game) · uk теґ (computing: element in a markup language) · hu graffitis névjegy (type of graffiti) · de Schildchen (small label) · mi tauwhaiwhai (game) · he תופסת (game) · it acchiapparello (game) · fi vuona (sheep in its first year) · es marbete (small label) · fa اتیکت (small label) · ka იარლიყი (small label) · tr elim sende (game) · nl etiket (small label) · ru этике́тка (small label) · fi holkki (stiffening at the end of a string, or lace) · es etiqueta (small label) · lt etiketė (small label) · pt tag (type of graffiti) · sh igra lovice (game) · de Etikett (small label) · de Fangen (game) · ru би́рка (small label) · de Fangspiel (game) · no etikett (small label) · fi tagi (computing: keyword, term, or phrase associated with or assigned to data, media, and/or information) · da tagfat (game) · gl pillapilla (game) · sh šuga (game) · fi polttaminen (baseball: instance of touching the baserunner with the ball to rule him "out") · da fangeleg (game) · fi tägi (type of graffiti) · de Anhänger (small label) · hu fogócska (game) · fi kertosäe (music: last line or lines of a song's chorus that is repeated) · cs cedulka (small label) · fi hippa (game) · fi merkkipeptidi (biochemistry: short peptide sequence artificially attached to proteins) · it etichetta (small label) · fi lappunen (small label) · pl berek (game) · ca etiqueta (small label) · cmn 標簽 /标签 (small label) · mi tūtohu (computing: element in a markup language) · de Marke (small label) · et kullimäng (game) · pt pega-pega (game) · az qaçdı-tutdu (game) · es rótulo (small label) · ca tocar i parar (game) · cmn 標記 /标记 (computing: element in a markup language) · ko 술래잡기 (game) · ru тег (computing: element in a markup language) · es pillarse (game) · pt etiqueta (small label) · da tag (type of graffiti) · fr étiquette (small label) · ja 鬼ごっこ (game) · sh igra šuge (game) · ms tanda (small label) · cs visačka (small label) · bg таг (computing: keyword, term, or phrase associated with or assigned to data, media, and/or information) · fi killutin (slight appendage) · fi lappu (small label) · no merkelapp (small label) · uk тег (computing: element in a markup language) · ru кличка (slang: person's name) · sv tagg (type of graffiti) · es pilla pilla (game) · cs etiketa (small label) · de Tag (type of graffiti) · sv tagg (computing: element in a markup language) · fr attribut (computing: keyword, term, or phrase associated with or assigned to data, media, and/or information) · fr loup (game) · it tag (type of graffiti) · fi tagi (computing: element in a markup language) · sh шуга (game) · ja おにごっこ (game) · sh etiketa (small label) · fr chat (game) · bg таг (computing: element in a markup language) · gl pillada (game) · et kull (game) · ru ярлы́к (small label) · ru погоняло (slang: person's name) · ru тэг (computing: element in a markup language) · su ucing-ucingan (game) · hu cédula (small label) · no sisten (game) · es mbopa (game) · fr balise (computing: element in a markup language) · ro leapșa (game) · de Hast'se (game) · et läts (game) · no tag (computing: element in a markup language) · ro etichetă (small label) · hy բռնոցի (game) · ar زَقِيطَة (game) · ja タグ (computing: element in a markup language) · el ετικέτα (small label) · mk ознака (small label) · fi tunniste (computing: keyword, term, or phrase associated with or assigned to data, media, and/or information) · hu címke (small label) · fa برچسب (small label) · ru номеро́к (small label) · es chapadas (game) · fi tuntolevy (vehicle number plate; a medal bearing identification data) · pl znacznik (computing: element in a markup language) · sv etikett (small label) · sh етикета (small label) · fi naatta (game) · uk теґ (computing: keyword, term, or phrase associated with or assigned to data, media, and/or information) · ja 鬼遊び (game) · eo tuŝludo (game) · ru тег (type of graffiti) · de Tag (computing: element in a markup language) · fi tunniste (computing: element in a markup language) · cs hra na babu (game)