shag

The definition of a shag is a haircut which is shorter in the front and longer in the back and has many layers to give a soft, messy look.

(noun)

An example of a shag was Jennifer Aniston's hairstyle on the tv show Friends.

Shag is thick piled carpet or fabric.

(noun)

An example of shag is the carpet most popular in the 1970s.

To shag is a slang term meaning to have sex with someone.

(verb)

An example of shag is a guy telling his friend he had shagged, had sex with, a girl.

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See shag in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. Rare heavily matted wool or hair
  2. a haircut, short in front and longer in back, with multiple layers cut so as to produce a stylishly unkempt look
    1. a heavy, rough nap, as on some woolen cloth
    2. cloth with such a nap
  3. any disordered or tangled mass
  4. coarse, shredded tobacco

Origin: ME *shagge < OE sceacga, rough hair, akin to ON skegg, beard < IE base *skek-, to spring forth > shake, Ger schicken, to send

transitive verb shagged, shagging

to make shaggy or rough

noun

any of several cormorants, esp. an American double-crested species (Phalacrocorax auritus) or a European species (P. aristotelis)

Origin: specialized use of shag with reference to the rough crest

transitive verb shagged, shagging

☆ to chase after and retrieve (baseballs hit in batting practice)

Origin: < ?

transitive verb shagged, shagging

to have sexual intercourse with

noun

an act or instance of sexual intercourse

See shag in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A tangle or mass, especially of rough matted hair.
  2. a. A coarse long nap, as on a woolen cloth.
    b. Cloth having such a nap.
  3. A rug with a thick rough pile.
  4. Coarse shredded tobacco.
transitive verb shagged shagged, shag·ging, shags
To make shaggy; roughen.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English *shagge

Origin: , from Old English sceacga, matted hair

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noun
A dance step of the 1930s consisting of a hop on each foot in turn.
intransitive verb shagged shagged, shag·ging, shags
To perform or execute this dance.

Origin:

Origin: Origin unknown

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noun
Either of two marine birds (Phalacrocorax aristotelis or P. punctatus) of Europe and North Africa, related to the cormorant.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps from its shaggy crest

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transitive verb shagged shagged, shag·ging, shags
  1. To chase and bring back; fetch.
  2. Baseball To chase and catch (fly balls) in practice.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps from obsolete shag, to shake

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verb shagged shagged, shag·ging, shags
Chiefly British Vulgar Slang
verb, transitive
To engage in sexual intercourse with.
verb, intransitive
To engage in sexual intercourse.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps from obsolete shag, to shake, wiggle

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