mag

Etymology 1

noun

1. (colloquial) Clipping of magazine.
   NY Mag ― New York Magazine
   stash of porno mags
2. (colloquial) Clipping of magnet.
3. (colloquial, automotive) Ellipsis of mag wheel.
   brand new tires and steel-style factory mags
4. (astronomy) Clipping of magnitude.
5. (colloquial, law) Clipping of magistrate.
6. (colloquial) Clipping of magnetometer.
   The policy is that all staff entering the Capitol are required to go through the mags whether or not they are with a Member of Congress. 2010, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, Legislative Branch Appropriations for 2011: Hearings..., page 171
   Take the f-ing mags away. Let my people in. They can march to the Capitol from here. 2022-06-28, Luke Broadwater, Michael S. Schmidt, quoting Donald Trump, “Trump Urged Armed Supporters to Capitol, White House Aide Testifies”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Etymology 2

verb

1. (transitive, obsolete, slang) To steal.

Etymology 3

noun

1. (UK, slang, obsolete) A halfpenny.
   When all your tin is gone and spent, And you've not a mag for bread or rent 1861, Philip William Perfitt, The Pathfinder, page 377