Dag
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Dag can mean several things:
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In mathematics, dag is an acryonym for a directed acyclic graph.
- In Norse mythology, Dag is an anglicized form of Dagr.
- The word Dag or Dagi means "mountain" in Turkish, and is often used in Turkish archaeological sites, as Kerkenes Dag.
- To dag cloth is to decorate it by cutting, piercing and sewing it together, as in the wife's costume in the Arnolfini Portrait. see Chaperon for more examples.
- In Australasia, dag refers to wool on a sheep's rear contaminated with mud and fæcal matter (from resemblence to the cloth). However, it has evolved from its original meaning to become an almost untranslatable and not necessarily derogatory Australasian slang term referring to a likably goofy or unsophisticated person.
- in Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic and in Dutch, dag means day
- In Australia during 1950s, Dag, also was a shortening of Dagwood Bumstead (American comic strip character).
- In the United States in the 1990s a Raleigh North Carolina funk band, known most for their 1994 Sony release "Righteous"
DAG has several possible meanings:
- DAG: someone tragically unhip, uncool, without fashion sense. The Dag is usually defined by his out-of-style haircut and his old, unfashionable ("daggy") clothes. Dags are often so embarrassingly uncool that they are lovable. Usage: "That was the daggiest guy I've seen in quite a while." or "Peter is such a dag".
- Directorate for Geographical Affairs is an organization operated by of the Lebanese Army, responsible for managing the geospatial information of Lebanon.
- Barstow-Daggett Airport (IATA airport code: DAG) in Daggett, California, United States
- Deputy Attorney General
- DAG (TV series), named for the initials of the star, David Alan Grier
- Dagorhir, a live action role-playing game
- Diacylglycerol
- Directed acyclic graph
- DAG Technology
- Defense Acquisition Guide
Dags may be a plural form of the word dag. It may also refer to:
- Dagr, the Norse god of daytime
- Daryl Somers, Australian television personality