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Scagged vs Shagged - What's the difference?

scagged | shagged |

As verbs the difference between scagged and shagged

is that scagged is (scag) while shagged is (shag).

As an adjective shagged is

(rare) having or covered with shaggy hair or shagged can be (vulgar) extremely tired.

scagged

English

Verb

(head)
  • (scag)

    • scag

    English

    Alternative forms

    * skag

    Noun

  • (slang, uncountable) heroin
  • (slang, countable, pejorative) A woman of loose morals.

    • Verb

  • (computing) To destroy the data on a disk, either by corrupting the filesystem or by causing media damage.
    • "That last power hit scagged the system disk."

    Anagrams

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    shagged

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) sceacgede, from

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (rare) Having or covered with shaggy hair.
  • (obsolete) Unkempt; clothed in rags; ragged.
  • (obsolete) Of garments and fabrics: having a rough or long nap.
  • Covered with scrub, trees, or rough or shaggy growth.
  • Jagged; having a rough, uneven surface.
  • Of hair: long; rough; shaggy.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (shag)

    • Etymology 2

    Origin uncertain. Perhaps related to fagged or to (shag)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (vulgar) Extremely tired
    • Derived terms
    * shagged out