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zag

/zæɡ/

Rhymes with -æɡ

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Back-formation from zigzag. Compare zig.

noun zags

One of a series of sharp turns or reversals.
A twist in a storyline. Afterward, she returns to the Dragon Pit to announce her agreement to the truce. “The darkness is coming for us all. We will face it together. And when the Great War is over, perhaps you will remember that I chose to help, with no promises or assurances from any of you. I expect not.” The self-pity

verb zags · zagging · zagged

intransitive To move with a sharp turn or reversal.

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@misc{zag_2026,
  title = {zag},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zag},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}