jag
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Legal, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
be a jagoff
slang To be stupid, annoying, and foolish. Primarily heard in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Come on, don't be a jagoff—let this guy merge in already. Just ignore him—he's a jagoff who doesn't have the first clue how to manage a department. I don't care that some idiot at the bar was a jagoff—you can't go getting into fights with people!
See also: jagoff
beat off
1. To send away; to force to retreat. Despite the connotation of "beat," this phrase is often used hyperbolically and does not have to reference violent action. Because their house is in such a great location, they have been beating off a lot of interested buyers. I somehow managed to beat off the intruder with a baseball bat. Your daughter is so pretty—it's only a matter of time until she's beating off the suitors!
2. vulgar slang To masturbate. Typically said of males. A: "Why is he all embarrassed today?" B: "Oh, his crush walked in on him beating off. How horrifying is that?" He talks on and on about how much of a ladies' man he is, but I bet he spends most nights beating off.
have a jag on
slangTo be drunk. A: "Don't mind him, he just has a jag on." B: "Seriously? How is he drunk already?" Well, I must have had a jag on if I got up and did karaoke at the bar! Help him get home, will ya? He started drinking whiskey, and now he has a jag on.
jag
slang
1. A spree or period of overindulgence in some activity. Used in combinations. After a stressful week at work, there's nothing I like better than going on a shopping jag. He's been on a crying jag ever since his girlfriend broke up with him.
2. A prolonged period of intoxication from drugs or alcohol; a binge or bender. A: "Want to go for a beer tonight?" B: "No, I've been on a jag all weekend. I need to take a break from the booze."
3. A shortening of "Jaguar," a brand of luxury cars. Often capitalized in this usage. He takes better care of his Jag than he does of his own kids! As soon as she got the promotion, she immediately went out and bought herself a Jag.
jag off
1. vulgar slang To masturbate. A: "Why is he all embarrassed today?" B: "Oh, his crush walked in on him jagging off. How horrifying is that?"
2. rude slang To waste or pass time idly or by doing nothing or engaging in foolish behavior. Would you quit jagging off and help me move this sofa out to the truck?
jagoff
slang A stupid and annoying person; a fool or idiot. Primarily heard in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Did you see that guy just cut me off? What a jagoff! Just ignore him—he's a jagoff who doesn't have the first clue how to manage a department.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2024 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
beat someone or something off
to drive someone or something away by beating. They beat the enemy off. The army beat off the savage attack, saving the town. I was able to beat off the intruder.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
beat off
Repulse, drive away by blows, as in We tried to beat off the flying ants swarming about us. Originating in the mid-1600s in a military context, this term was being used for other activities by the mid-1700s.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
beat off
v.
1. To drive someone or something away, especially by fighting or hitting: Two robbers attacked me on the subway, but I beat them off with my bag. After a long battle, the soldiers beat off the invaders.
2. To defeat someone or something in a competition: Our company intends to beat off our rivals for the contract. The visiting team was behind us for most of the game, but beat us off squarely in the end.
3. Vulgar Slang To masturbate. Used of males.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
beat off
and ball off and jack off and jag off and jerk off and pull oneself off and toss off and wack off and wank off and whack off and whank off and whip off1. in. to masturbate. (Usually objectionable.) They say if you beat off too much, you’ll get pimples.
2. in. to waste time; to waste one’s efforts; to do something inefficiently. The whole lot of them were jacking off rather than sticking to business. Stop whanking off and get on with your work!
jag off
verbSee beat off
jag
1. n. a Jaguar automobile. What I really want is a jag.
2. n. a drinking bout; a prolonged state of alcohol or drug intoxication. Is he off on another jag, or is this the same one?
3. n. a prolonged state of emotional excess, especially crying. I’ve been on a jag and can’t get my work done. Is she still on her crying jag?
4. n. a drug rush. (Drugs.) This stuff has no jag at all.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.