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Antonyms for tagged

Grammar : Verb
Spell : tag
Phonetic Transcription : tæg


Definition of tagged

Origin :
  • "small hanging piece from a garment," c.1400, perhaps from a Scandinavian source (cf. Norwegian tagg "point, prong, barb," Swedish tagg "prickle, thorn," Middle Low German tagge "branch, twig, spike"); cognate with tack (n.1). Meaning "label" is first recorded 1835; sense of "automobile license plate" is recorded from 1935, originally underworld slang. Meaning "an epithet, popular designation" is recorded from 1961, hence slang verb meaning "to write graffiti in public places" (1990).
  • verb label; attach label
  • verb follow
Example sentences :
  • I was the only woman in the party, and, like "Weary Waddles," tagged behind.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
  • He tagged our chairs, too, as our names were on the backs only.
  • Extract from : « Molly Brown's Orchard Home » by Nell Speed
  • If he succeeds, the one tagged becomes "it" and the game proceeds.
  • Extract from : « Games and Play for School Morale » by Various
  • When he was tagged, he took his turn as It without a murmur.
  • Extract from : « Penguin Persons & Peppermints » by Walter Prichard Eaton
  • In this one sentence she tagged my forest work as being valueless.
  • Extract from : « A Virginia Scout » by Hugh Pendexter
  • Jim "tagged" the little girl as she came back with her pail.
  • Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old New York » by Amanda Millie Douglas
  • We rowed to the ship and the line was carried aboard and tagged onto a winch.
  • Extract from : « Swept Out to Sea » by W. Bertram Foster
  • The three tagged at his sides to the foot of the rise on which stood the Millionaire's house.
  • Extract from : « Strictly Business » by O. Henry
  • These epigrams end smartly, and each of them is tagged with two guineas.
  • Extract from : « Obiter Dicta » by Augustine Birrell
  • If tagged, they could be assorted at once and taken to their homes.
  • Extract from : « The Battle with the Slum » by Jacob A. Riis.

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