stag

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Adverb 1.5.1 Translations 1.6 See also 1.7 References 1.8 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse steggr^[1] or steggi (he-bird)^[2]; or
(Verification for this etymology is sought): From Middle English, probably from Old English *stagga, from Proto-Germanic *stag- (“‘male in its prime’”)

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• IPA: /stæg/
• Rhymes: -æɡ

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stag (plural stags)

1. The adult male of the red deer (Cervus elaphus), a large European species closely related to the American elk, or wapiti.
2. The male of certain other species of large deer.
3. A colt, or filly.
4. A romping girl.
5. An improperly or late castrated bull or ram; -- called also a bull seg. See the Note under ox.
6. An outside irregular dealer in stocks, who is not a member of the exchange.
7. One who applies for the allotment of shares in new projects, with a view to sell immediately at a premium, and not to hold the stock.
8. The European wren.
9. (usually attributive) An unmarried male, a bachelor; a male not accompanying a female at a social event.
10. A social event for males held in honor of a groom on the eve of his wedding, attended by male friends of the groom, sometimes a fund-raiser.

    The stag will be held in the hotel's ballroom

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• (social event): bachelor party (US), stag do (UK informal), stag party

[edit] Derived terms

• stag beetle
• stag do
• stag night
• stag party

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[edit] Verb

to stag (third-person singular simple present stags, present participle stagging, simple past and past participle stagged)

1. (intransitive, British) To act as a "stag", an irregular dealer in stocks.
2. (transitive) To watch; to dog, or keep track of.

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stag (not comparable)

1. Of a man, attending a formal social function without a date.

   My brother went stag to prom because he couldn't find a date.

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[edit] See also

• bachelorette party, hen party

[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ^ Etymology in Webster's Dictionary
2. ^ Etymology in Julius Pokorny's Indogermanisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: agst
• gast
• gats
• tags