Category:Nag

Nag, n. Etym: [oe. nagge, d. negge; akin to e. neigh.]

1. A small horse; a pony; hence, any horse.

2. A paramour; -- in contempt. [obs.] Shak.

Nag Nag, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Nagged; p. pr. & vb. n. Nagging.] Etym: [cf. Sw. nagga to nibble, peck, dan. nage to gnaw, icel. naga, gnaga, G. nagen, & e. gnaw.]

Defn: to tease in a petty way; to scold habitually; to annoy; to fret Pertinaciously. [colloq.] "she never nagged." J. Ingelow.