shagnasty

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shagnasty (plural shagnasties)

  1. (dialect) A vile person.
    • 1990, Ivan Doig, Ride with me, Mariah Montana:
      That would put her directly next to the pair of shagnasties, removing me as a barrier of at least age if not dignity.
    • 2004, Pip Granger, The Widow Ginger:
      Do you reckon Hissing Sid realises what a shagnasty that Mary is?
    • 2004, Scott Philip Stewart, The Healing of Ryne O'Casey, page 116:
      "Shagnasties," she muttered. "What are they doing, Dad?"