Talk:tag
Etymology[edit]
One definition of "tag" is <<A game played by two or more children in which one child (known as "it") attempts to catch one of the others, who then becomes "it".>>
Is the etymology of that definition "An acronym [not an initialism] of 'Touch And Go'"? --Spunionztastic (talk) 00:17, 23 July 2018 (UTC)
- No, tagging is touching or marking. Acronyms are usually folk etymologies, except for comparatively recently coined words. Equinox ◑ 15:10, 23 July 2018 (UTC)
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Rfv-sense: "An attribution in narrated dialogue (eg, "he said")."
Certainly plausible, but is it ever used without prior in-work definition? Also, is it limited in the context in which it is understood, eg, scholarly writing on linguistics. DCDuring (talk) 10:30, 2 August 2018 (UTC)
- Got three uses on Usenet when I was looking for something else... GaylordFancypants (talk)
RFV-passed Kiwima (talk) 19:47, 14 August 2018 (UTC)
Tag as Synonym for Causing Serious Injury[edit]
Urban Dictionary has an entry from 2009 for 'tag' that reads:
Taken from gang-speak in Bagshot, England, "tag" is a synonym for "cut" or "fuck up". The verb, "to tag" is essentially "to cut", taking its linguistic root from making a very real "mark" on someone. Scum. In context, "Tag" to put it gently, means to fuck somebody's shit up. Son. "Come on then! Come on then! I will fucking tag you, son." [1]
If this or similar is a real definition, it may be a sub-definition for one of the verb senses. Here's a potential example. In the context, Jack is with a team who are shooting a group of hostile alien beings.
- 2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Collector Base:
- Shepard: Shepard to ground team. Status report.
Jack: Jack here. I'm tagging them as they come, but feel free to call for an exit anytime!