What is "jag"

JAG \JAG\, JAG \J.A.G\, n. (Mil.) Same as Judge-Advocate General. [Acronym]

"period of unrestrained activity," 1887, American English, perhaps via intermediate sense of "as much drink as a man can hold" (1670s), from earlier meaning "load of hay or wood" (1590s), of unknown origin. Used in U.S. colloquial speech from 1834 to mean "a quantity, a lot."

"slash or rend in a garment," c.1400, of unknown origin.

Etymology 1 n. 1 A sharp projection. 2 A part broken off; a fragment. 3 (context botany English) A cleft or division. 4 (context Scotland English) A medical injection. vb. 1 To cut unevenly. 2 (context Pittsburgh English) To tease. Etymology 2

n. 1 Enough liquor to make a person noticeably drunk; a skinful. 2 A binge or period of overindulgence; a spree. 3 a one-horse cart load, or, in modern times, a truck load, of hay or wood. 4 (cx Scotland archaic English) A leather bag or wallet; (cx in the plural English) saddlebags.

1. v. cut teeth into; make a jagged cutting edge

2. [also: jagging, jagged]

1. n. a sharp projection on an edge or surface; "he clutched a jag of the rock"

2. a slit in a garment that exposes material of a different color underneath; used in Renaissance clothing

3. a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing [syn: dag]

4. a bout of drinking or drug taking

5. [also: jagging, jagged]

JAG ( U.S. military acronym for Judge Advocate General) is an American legal drama television show with a distinct U.S. Navy theme, created by Donald P. Bellisario, and produced by Belisarius Productions in association with Paramount Network Television (now CBS Television Studios). The first season was co-produced with NBC Productions.

Originally perceived as a Top Gun meets A Few Good Men hybrid series, the pilot episode of JAG first aired on NBC on September 23, 1995, but the series was later canceled on May 22, 1996, after finishing 79th in the ratings, leaving one episode unaired. Rival network CBS picked up the series for a midseason replacement, beginning on January 3, 1997. For several seasons, JAG climbed in the ratings and was on the air for nine additional seasons. JAG furthermore spawned the hit series NCIS, which in turn spun off NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS: New Orleans.

In total, 227 episodes were produced over 10 seasons. At the time of the original airing of its fifth season in the United States, JAG was seen in over 90 countries worldwide. JAG entered syndication early in 1999.

JAG or Jag may refer to:

In the military:

• Judge Advocate General's Corps, the legal branch or specialty of the U.S. Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, and Navy
• Judge Advocate General (Canada), the legal branch of the Canadian Forces
• PAF Base Shahbaz (IATA code: JAG), a military base operated by the Pakistan Air Force

In entertainment:

• JAG (TV series), an American adventure/legal drama television show
• JAG (band), a Christian rock band that recorded during the early 1990s
• "Jag", a song from The Mad Capsule Markets' 1999 album Osc-Dis

Businesses:

• Jag, an automobile produced by Jaguar Cars, a British luxury car manufacturer
• JAG Communications, Britain's third largest independent mobile phone retailer
• CJAG-FM, a Canadian radio station branded as JAG 92.3

People:

• Jag Bhaduria (born 1940), Canadian former politician
• Jag Mundhra (1948-2011), Indian filmmaker
• Michael Jagmin (born 1985), American rock singer
• John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836–1893), Victorian-era artist who sometimes signed his early paintings "JAG"
• Jose Angel Gutierrez
• James Alexander Gordon (announcer) (born 1938), BBC radio broadcaster known as "Jag"

Other uses:

• Jobs for America's Graduates, a school-to-career program
• Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, providing federal criminal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions
• Jak, Iran, a village also known as Jag
• Jag, a cleaning tool for firearms such as muskets

The first season of JAG premiered on NBC on September 23, 1995, and concluded on May 22, 1996. The season, starring David James Elliott and Tracey Needham, was produced by Belisarius Productions in association with NBC Productions.

The second season of JAG premiered on CBS on January 3, 1997, and concluded on April 18, 1997. The season, starring David James Elliott and Catherine Bell, was produced by Belisarius Productions in association with CBS Productions.

The third season of JAG premiered on CBS on September 23, 1997, and concluded on May 19, 1998. The season, starring David James Elliott and Catherine Bell, was produced by Belisarius Productions in association with CBS Productions.

The fourth season of JAG premiered on CBS on September 22, 1998, and concluded on May 25, 1999. The season, starring David James Elliott and Catherine Bell, was produced by Belisarius Productions in association with CBS Productions.

JAG was a Christian rock band that recorded during the early 1990s. The band's name is an acronym for the band's founder and lead singer, John Allen Garies.

John "Johnny" Allen Garies, Jr. (November 11, 1952 – August 5, 2007) was born in Houston, TX to John A. “Oscar” Garies, Sr. and Shirley A. (Gray) Garies, one of three children (Michael and Wendy, his two siblings). Garies started playing drums at age 10 and taught himself to play guitar and piano. Graduating in 1971 from Channelview High School in Harris County, Texas, John attended Texas A&M University. He married his wife, Ricka Cox around 1973, with whom he had two children, John Joel and Annie Grace.

Building on his passion for music, Garies formed JAG in the late 1980s. JAG's original lineup for their 1990 debut, The Longest Road included guitarist J. Paul Brittain, bassist Tim Hall, drummer Chuck Connor, and Garies on lead vocals. Their 1991 follow up The Only World In Town traded McCreight for Michael Lusk and featured additional help from drummer Chris McHugh and guitarists, Jim Williams, Dale Oliver (originally of Geoff Moore's band) and Giant's Dann Huff. Produced by frequent CCM-session keyboardist Blair Masters, JAG's final album, Fire in the Temple, featured songs written by Garies, and the likes of Billy Smiley and Mark Gersmehl and performed by players Gordon Kennedy, Chris McHugh and Tommy Sims, all of whom were current or former members of the group Whiteheart, a band's sound to which JAG is oft-compared.

Beyond life as a recording artist and songwriter, Garies once owned Garies Enterprises and a franchise of Precision Tune Shops in North Carolina and South Carolina. Upon his death from liver disease on August 5, 2007, Garies worked for Coach USA.

The fifth season of JAG premiered on CBS on September 21, 1999, and concluded on May 23, 2000. The season, starring David James Elliott and Catherine Bell, was produced by Belisarius Productions in association with CBS Productions.

The sixth season of JAG premiered on CBS on October 3, 2000, and concluded on May 22, 2001. The season, starring David James Elliott and Catherine Bell, was produced by Belisarius Productions in association with CBS Productions.

The seventh season of JAG premiered on CBS on September 25, 2001, and concluded on May 21, 2002. The season, starring David James Elliott and Catherine Bell, was produced by Belisarius Productions in association with CBS Productions.

The eighth season of JAG premiered on CBS on September 24, 2002, and concluded on May 20, 2003. The season, starring David James Elliott and Catherine Bell, was produced by Belisarius Productions in association with CBS Productions.

The two episodes, "Ice Queen" and "Meltdown" also introduced the team who would later go on to appear in the first ever spin-off series for the NCIS franchise, NCIS (TV series).

The ninth season of JAG premiered on CBS on September 26, 2003, and concluded on May 21, 2004. The season, starring David James Elliott and Catherine Bell, was produced by Belisarius Productions in association with CBS Productions.

JAG Season 9 aired alongside NCIS (season 1).

The tenth and final season of JAG premiered on CBS on September 24, 2004, and concluded on April 29, 2005. The season, starring David James Elliott and Catherine Bell, was produced by Belisarius Productions in association with CBS Productions.

JAG Season 10 aired alongside NCIS (season 2).