tag
- noun
- /tæɡ/
- We put our Apple Air Tags in there so we can track it.
- price tag
- name tag
- identification tag
I'm going to get air tags so I can track all my stuff.
- I'm going to get air tags so I can track all my stuff.
- So if we can get an air tag for that, that'd be great.
- I'm holding this neck tag here up if you're not watching.
- Everything I own bag wise and keys has an air tag on it and I can track it.
- Six years in prison, five years on tag life ruined, destroyed.
- Don't, don't get into this dog tag kind of trust.
- We've even got the Taser, the little Taser tags that makes me so happy.
Examples
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Little red tags on them, about so high?
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New purse, still got a price tag in it.
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You gotta get the tag off.
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Do you see my name tag?
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I'm going to get air tags so I can track all my stuff.
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As he tries to read the price tag, she laughs and pulls away.
Fiction book (1991) -
I couldn't see her, but I could see her name tag.
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It was turned in with your luggage tag.
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Aunt Dorothy took the box, glanced at the price tag, and handed it to me.
Fiction book (1990) -
Please, fill out the tag and place it on your shirt.
Synonyms
A piece of paper or cloth attached to an object that gives information about it
A small label attached to an object that shows price, size, or owner
A small label attached to a product that shows price, brand, or care instructions
Compounds
- Jargon
A method of marking people and keeping records to check safety and how well work is done
- Informal
A situation when people keep missing each other's phone calls and leave messages
How Informative
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tag comes from an old word for a small hanging piece of cloth or a little bit that hangs from something, so a tag was something you attach to an object. That's why a tag is a small piece of paper, cloth, or plastic you attach to give information.