I hate the word 'jab'

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There, I said it.

I can’t stand jag

I hate ‘jag’, sounds so American, and we’ve enough of that creeping in !

Jag is definitley not American. In the US it's "shot."

Jag must derive from jagged,as in jagged edge?

Me too, it's a jag, always has been, always will be!!

I'd say he poked me.

I said it ‘sounds’ American

There's no such thing as a jaggy snake?! 🤣

You can’t “jag” someone with your finger, you jag with a thorn, or a pin, a syringe or a sewing needle. It definitely needs to be something very sharp and pointy that can draw blood.
I’d say “poke” with a finger
”jab” would by with an elbow or punch

Came on to say the same! 😄

'American' is the insult of choice around here, having nothing to do with whether something is remotely American or not (kind of like 'gay' was among school kids a generation ago).
I am American. We say 'shot' or 'vaccine'- never heard anyone say 'jag'.

I'd say he poked me.

That is avoiding the issue. Are you saying that in Scottish English the word 'jab' does not exist in the sense of poking a pointed object at someone? Does theword 'jag' have that meaning?

I'd hardly call it an issue...

I'm not saying it doesn't exist as a word. It's just not one I ever hear used in that context up here. And I already explained that I really meant it in the context of vaccinations.

I hadn’t heard jag until the covid vaccinations started up and I saw people writing it on here. I assumed they’d just misheard jab!

Jab is massively used and there is nothing wrong with it.

Jag is worse

Jab is still bad

’jabs in arms’ was up there with some of worst phrases from pandemic

What did this actually mean? I've never heard it.

I am Scottish and use either interchangeably.

Now, if this was about the word 'stookie' I would fight to the death to defend it! Love that word.

Never mind, I have googled that.

Yes, a pointless phrase. They weren't giving the vaccinations in any other body part, so what was the need?

But jag is completely wrong

It's jab!

Yeah, me too!

It's not wrong. It's just different. It's a Scots word.

This is the most MN post ever. 😀

Jab and jag both absolutely horrible. I'm totally with the OP.

Hearing Boris say triple jabbed makes me feel sick 🤢

Jag is short for Jaguar. Car not animal 🤐

I have never heard jaguar being shortened to jag. The word jagged was used in 1513,according to an online dictionary, so being jagged with a sharp object is fine by me.

I hate ‘jag’, sounds so American, and we’ve enough of that creeping in !

I thought Americans prefer “shot”. Jag is Scottish.