Hash browns. From the slurred pronunciation, by
drunk punk boys in
Seattle's University District in the '80s, of the
word "bags," meaning bags of potatoes, specifically Food Bank hash browns stockpiled in punk households.
"We still'ave those jjjags... ofp'... tatoes o'er... ere."
-attributed to Sergio
"You'll be eating jags at
Beth's on
Aurora"
(from <i>Frozen
Beer in the Microwave</i> by 13 Helicopters)