noun pl. stags or stag
- a full-grown male deer, esp. a hart or a caribou
- a male animal, esp. a hog, castrated in maturity
- ☆
- a man who attends a social gathering unaccompanied by a woman
- a social gathering attended by men only
Origin:
ME < OE stagga, akin to ON (andar)steggi, drake < IE base *stegh-, to stick, pierce
adjective
☆ for men only: a stag dinner
transitive verb stagged, stagging
Brit., Slang to observe or follow secretly or furtively; spy on
intransitive verb
☆ to go to a party, etc. as a
stag (sense )