Shag

Word SHAG
Character 4
Hyphenation shag
Pronunciations /ʃæɡ/

Definitions and meanings of "Shag"

What do we mean by shag?

A dance step of the 1930s consisting of a hop on each foot in turn. noun

To perform or execute this dance. intransitive verb

Any of several cormorants, especially Phalacrocorax aristotelis of Europe and North Africa. noun

To chase and bring back; fetch. transitive verb

To chase and catch (fly balls) in practice. transitive verb

A tangle or mass, especially of rough matted hair. noun

A coarse long nap, as on a woolen cloth. noun

Cloth having such a nap. noun

A rug with a thick rough pile. noun

Coarse shredded tobacco. noun

To make shaggy; roughen. transitive verb

To engage in sexual intercourse with. intransitive verb

To engage in sexual intercourse. intransitive verb

To roughen or make shaggy: used chiefly in the past participle.

To hang in or form shaggy clusters.

Rough matted hair, wool, or the like. noun

Hence The nap of cloth, especially when long and coarse. noun

Any cloth having a long nap. noun

A strong tobacco cut into fine shreds. noun

Matted material; rough massed hair, fibres etc.

Coarse shredded tobacco.

A type of rough carpet pile.

Bacon or fat, especially if with some remaining hair or bristles.

A roughly-cut or torn-off piece of bread or cheese.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Shag

The word "shag" in example sentences

BAILEY: If Tiger just used the word shag in a British accent he probably wouldn ` t be in so much trouble. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Anita begins to get over herself, then finds out the sweet teacher guy she wants to shag is really into the turn furry and howl at the moon thing. ❋ Blue Tyson (2007)

It was called the shag, and it was a 1960s kind of beach dance. ❋ Jenny Han (2009)

A misspelt text, like he was in some sort of bloody hurry to dump old fatso Anne – a shag is a shag, but you wouldn’t want to take her to a club or anything, would you? ❋ L. Lee Lowe (2007)

Other men sport a variety of eye-catching styles, such as the "shag" - picture a puffy mullet. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Their shag is the most beautiful shag I've ever seen. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The rich Tartars somtimes fur their gowns with pelluce or silke shag, which is exceeding soft, light, and warme. ❋ Unknown (2004)

I bought a lovely pink bag -- with sequins ... -- and er those plasticcy bracelets that people used to call shag bands (gah! scary name) and a big bangle like the £60 we saw in Liberty's. ❋ Calimae (2003)

I looked online and what carpet stores call shag doesn't look like what I remember from the 70s. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The latest teenage sex fads, such as shag bands - brightly coloured bands which represent specific acts from hugging to full sex - came under scrutiny, but really the programme focused on the pervasive consumption of porn online. ❋ Elisabeth Mahoney (2010)

At the controversial sex-education Web site www. supershagland.com, she discovered that if she picked up enough condoms and stayed "off the drink," she'd learn how to "shag" safely. ❋ Unknown (2007)

It does mean "shag" in the naughty sense--and it is actually a "Carolina thing." ❋ Lisa B. (2007)

And at the end we were talking about shag cushions, shag carpets, and shag dances, when the sculptor guy said 'yes, and "shag" is also a bird of course'. ❋ Jackfirecat (2006)

It gives us all the details (wink! wink!), even down to the "shag" carpet. ❋ Unknown (2003)

When young men they are disallowed the black duck, the widgeon, the whistling duck, the emu, the eggs of the emu, a fish called kalapko, the red kangaroo, the young of other kinds of kangaroo, if taken from the pouch; a kind of shag called yarrilla, the snake ❋ Unknown (2004)

"Do you really 'shag' on behalf of the entire planet?" ❋ Unknown (2004)

Only the strongest "shag" and gloved hands can keep this horrible creature at bay. ❋ Edric Holmes (N/A)

The name appears to be a corruption of "shag," as _shucky_ is the Norfolk dialect for "shaggy." ❋ Various (N/A)

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