hag

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noun (1)

ˈhag 

1

: an ugly, slatternly, or evil-looking old woman

2

archaic

a

: a female demon

b

: an evil or frightening spirit : hobgoblin

3

: witch

haggish

ˈha-gish 

adjective

hag

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noun (2)

1

British : quagmire, bog

2

British : a firm spot in a bog

Hag

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abbreviation

Haggai

Synonyms of hag

Noun (1)

• witch
• crone

Examples of hag in a Sentence

Noun (1)

although she looks like a hag, she's really the sweetest old lady you could ever hope to meet

falsely accused of being a hag who had caused the plague

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

They're also known as hag moth caterpillars. — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 20 June 2026

There’s an undercurrent of anxiety under all of it, outside of the sea hag. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2026

The island village is beset by sea hags, serial killers, creepy clowns and other evils that interfere with Tom’s dream of turning Widow’s Bay into a Martha’s Vineyard-like tourist destination. — Alison Herman, Variety, 17 June 2026

Martha’s Vineyard also has knife-wielding men in masks and creepy sea hags! — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

And nor are any of the spooky figures, which range from 1950s housewives to toothless hags. — The Week, TheWeek, 7 May 2026

Ah, the famous and epic love between an up-and-coming designer and his hag. — Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2026

The regulars fired at them with a booming 12-pounder that made the American boys lift their knees like old hags, trip and founder as tentacles of water dragged them under. — Literary Hub, 9 Jan. 2026

Is there a more ostentatious fat hag in America than Meghan McCain? — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English hagge demon, old woman

Noun (2)

Scots, break in a moor, from Old Norse hǫgg cut, cleft; akin to Old English hēawan to hew

First Known Use

Noun (1)

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Noun (2)

1662, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for hag

• ag
• bag
• brag
• dag
• drag
• flag
• gag
• hagg
• lag
• mag
• nag
• rag

Kids Definition

hag

noun

ˈhag

1

: an ugly or evil old woman

2

: witch sense 1