Meanings
plural Targs
- attributiveoftenASoIaF/GOT fandom slangAny member of House Targaryen.
Targs do like to marry other Targs.
2005 July 20, Palpie, “Re: *Bringing up an old topic*”, in alt.fan.grrm (Usenet)2 more examples
If the Targ looks were carried by dominant genes, they wouldn't be so rare.
2005 January 18, Jenny Chase, “Re: Ashara Dayne”, in alt.fan.grrm (Usenet)AND, if, in fact Jon turns out to be R+J^([sic]) after all, making him a Targ by blood if not even legally (who's to say Rhaegar didn't marry Lyanna? Wouldn't be the first time a Targ had two or more wives), what issue would this create with Jon having been made legally a Stark?
2008 July 9, vecki, “Jon Snow-Stark-Targaryen?”, in alt.fan.grrm (Usenet)
Origin
Clipping of Targaryen.
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Targ. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Targ
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