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gag

/ˈɡæɡ/GAG
/ˈɡæɡ/GAG

Meaningto choke, to stammer (imitative)

Common meaning: to block the mouth

Other meanings: a joke

Journey through time

  1. Irishgaggach‘stammering’source
  2. Middle Englishgaggensource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsstammering → to block the mouthgag‘to block the mouth’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Irish gaggach ‘to choke, to stammer (imitative)’.

Roots

  • gaggach Irish “to choke, to stammer (imitative)”

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