scag

scag: (skag)

n

heroin. This word entered American usage in the later 1960s, probably from black street slang in which skag and skank were used to refer to anything infe-rior or unpleasant. The word presumably first referred to low-quality narcotics. 'The ladies kept a couple of grams [of co-caine] in the refrigerator. Ordell said he would not tolerate any scag, though.' (The Switch, Elmore Leonard, 1978)

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scag — (n.) see SKAG (Cf. skag) … Etymology dictionary
scag — [skag] n. [< ?] Slang HEROIN … English World dictionary
scag — /skag/, n. Slang. heroin. Also, skag. [1965 70; of obscure orig.; cf. earlier scag cigarette butt] * * * … Universalium
scag — n An ugly female (offensive). He was seen last night in a sketchy part of town with a scag. 1930s … Historical dictionary of American slang
scag — also skag noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1967 slang heroin … New Collegiate Dictionary
scag — 1) fish that become rotten through exposure to the sun (Scottish dialect) … Dictionary of ichthyology
scag — 1. noun a) heroin b) A woman of loose morals. 2. verb 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 … Wiktionary
SCAG — Sandoz Clinical Assessment Geriatric [Rating] … Medical dictionary
scag — Synonyms and related words: Amytal, Amytal pill, Demerol, Dolophine, H, Luminal, Luminal pill, M, Mickey Finn, Nembutal, Nembutal pill, Seconal, Seconal pill, Tuinal, Tuinal pill, alcohol, amobarbital sodium, analgesic, anodyne, barb, barbiturate … Moby Thesaurus
Scag — heroin … Dictionary of Australian slang

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