mag

1 of 2

noun

ˈmag 

: magazine

mag

2 of 2

abbreviation

1

magnesium

2

magnetism

3

magneto

4

magnitude

Synonyms of mag

Noun

• newspaper
• magazine
• periodical
• journal
• book

Examples of mag in a Sentence

Noun

flip through this month's fashion mags to find out what's in style

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

While the film’s logline hints at something a bit darker — a young woman makes her way through the rarefied world of New York literary mags in the years before #MeToo is even a glimmer — there’s a real lightness to the final film. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026

The mag ran endorsements for both Shirley Chisholm and a re-empowered Wonder Woman. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026

His wife, Lizzie Fulton, arrived at the same time as an artist friend named Max Glaser, who’d brought a box full of old nudie mags. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

There was a time when plastic surgery was something that was only talked about behind closed doors — or speculated about in the pages of gossip mags. — Louis Peitzman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1742, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing mag

• mag tape

Rhymes for mag

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