Gag

Morpheme

Gag

Type

free base

Denotation

choke, strangle

Etymology

Early Modern English gagge and Middle English gaggen; possibly of onomatopoeic origin or influenced by Old Norse gag-háls

Evidence

antigag, gag, gagfest, gaggable, gagged, gaggee, gagger, gaggery, gaggier, gaggiest, gagging, gaggy, gagless, gagman, gagmeister, gagroot, gags, gagsmith, gagster, gagtooth, gagworthy, gagwriter, gagwriting, handgag, regag, ungag