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zag

[zag]
–verb (used without object), zagged, zag⋅ging.
to move in one of the two directions followed in a zigzag course: First we zigged, then we zagged, trying to avoid the bull.

Origin:
1785–95; extracted from zigzag
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zag   (zāg)   
n.  One of a series of sharp turns or reversals: many zigs and zags in the mountain road; the zigs and zags of the stock market.
intr.v.   zagged, zag·ging, zags
  1. To turn or change direction suddenly. Usually used in contrast to zig: The runner zigged when he should have zagged.

  2. To behave erratically or indecisively. Usually used with zig: zigging and zagging for years over the question of disarmament.


[From zigzag.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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zagged

  1. mod.
    alcohol intoxicated. : How can anybody get so zagged on three beers?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

zag  (v.)
1793, from zig-zag (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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