shag

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Derived terms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Derived terms 1.3.1.2 Translations 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Verb 1.4.1.1 Translations 1.4.2 Noun 1.4.2.1 Translations 1.5 Etymology 4 1.5.1 Noun 1.5.1.1 Synonyms 1.5.1.2 Translations 1.5.2 References 1.6 Anagrams 1.7 Synonyms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP, US) IPA: /ʃæg/
• Rhymes: -æɡ

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English sceacga, akin to Old Norse skegg, beard (compare Danish skæg, spelling before the writing reform of 1948: skjæg, Norwegian skjegg, Swedish skägg), from Old Norse skaga, to protrude.

[edit] Noun

shag (plural shags)

1. Matted material; rough massed hair, fibres etc.
2. Coarse shredded tobacco.
3. A type of rough carpet pile.

[edit] Derived terms

shaggy shagginess

shaggy-dog story shagger

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[edit] Etymology 2

Wikipedia

Perhaps a derivative of Etymology 1, above, with reference to the bird's shaggy crest.

[edit] Noun

shag (plural shags)

1. A type of cormorant, Phalacrocorax aristotelis, found on European and African coasts.

[edit] Derived terms

• Auckland Shag
• Bounty Shag
• Campbell Shag
• Chatham Shag
• Heard Shag
• Imperial Shag
• Kerguelen Shag
• King Shag
• Macquarie Shag
• Stewart Island Shag

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[edit] Etymology 3

Origin unknown.

[edit] Verb

to shag (third-person singular simple present shags, present participle shagging, simple past and past participle shagged)

1. (intransitive) To shake, wiggle around.
2. (British, transitive) (slang) To have sexual intercourse with.
3. To chase after; especially : to chase after and return (a ball) hit usually out of play

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[edit] Noun

shag (plural shags)

1. A swing dance.
2. (slang) An act of sexual intercourse.
3. (slang) A sexual partner

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[edit] Etymology 4

Blend of shower (“‘bridal shower’”) and stag (“‘bachelor party’”).

[edit] Noun

shag (plural shags)

1. (Canadian, Northwestern Ontario) A fundraising dance in honour of a couple engaged to be married.

[edit] Synonyms

• stag and doe, stag and doe party (Canada, Ontario)
• social, wedding social (Canada, Prairies)

[edit] Translations

[edit] References

• “shag” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.

[edit] Anagrams

• gash
• hags

[edit] Synonyms

• WikiSaurus:sexual intercourse