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▪ I. ‖ ag, int. S. Afr.|ax|
[Afrikaans, f. Du. ach ach int.]
An ejaculation expressing irritation, reproach, sympathy, etc.
1936C. Birkby Thirstland Treks 47 Ja, we left the old village. Ag, it was a nice village and I liked it. 1958L. van der Post Lost World Kalahari vi. 99 ‘Ag! Man!’ he exclaimed with a pronounced South African accent. 1964S. Milne False Witness xvi. 177 ‘Ag, Annie, a small boy can be in any number of places,’ said Steytler reassuringly. 1969A. Paton Kontakion for you Departed 105, I said to Elizabeth teasingly, how can a Roman Catholic join in an Anglican Communion? Elizabeth said, Ag, there's only one God, isn't there? 1972[see sis int.]. 1975Darling (S. Afr.) 9 Apr. 95 ‘Ag, shame,’ she babbles on, ‘you should of stayed by me, Bloss!’
▪ II. ag|æg|
Chiefly N. Amer. Colloq. abbrev. of agricultural a., agriculture. Cf. Min of Ag and War Ag. s.v. war n.1 11.
1918Dialect Notes V. 22 Ag, adj., agricultural, or pertaining to the study of agriculture. ‘He is going to an ag school.’ 1942Berrey & Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §829/2 Ag, ag coll, aggie, cow college, an agricultural college. 1958Kingston (Ont.) Whig-Standard 14 Jan. 6/8 Don McArthur, ‘ag-rep’ for Frontenac County, will be the principal speaker. 1974Ridge Citizen (Johnston, S. Carolina) 18 Apr. 8/8 Feed, seed, fertilizers, farm supplies and ag chemicals are manufactured and purchased for farmer members. |