Shag Definition

shăg
shagged, shagging, shags
noun
shags
Heavily matted wool or hair.
Webster's New World
A haircut, short in front and longer in back, with multiple layers cut so as to produce a stylishly unkempt look.
Webster's New World
A heavy, rough nap, as on some woolen cloth.
Webster's New World
Cloth with such a nap.
Webster's New World
A rug with a thick rough pile.
American Heritage
verb
shagged, shagging, shags
To make shaggy or rough.
Webster's New World
To perform or execute this dance.
American Heritage
To have sexual intercourse with.
Webster's New World
To engage in sexual intercourse.
American Heritage
To chase and bring back; fetch.
American Heritage
adjective

(obsolete) Hairy; shaggy.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Shag

Noun

Singular:
shag
Plural:
shags

Origin of Shag

  • From Middle English *schagge, from Old English sceacga (“hair"), from Proto-Germanic *skaggijÄ… (“beard, stem"), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kek-, *(s)keg- (“to jump, move, hurry"). Akin to Old Norse skegg, beard (compare Danish skæg, spelling before the writing reform of 1948: skjæg, Norwegian skjegg, Swedish skägg), from Old Norse skaga, to protrude.

    From Wiktionary

  • Origin unknown. Possibly from "Shagal", Hebrew word found at De. 28:30 meaning "rape" or "violate".

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English shagge from Old English sceacga matted hair

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Perhaps a derivative of Etymology 1, above, with reference to the bird's shaggy crest.

    From Wiktionary

  • Blend of shower (“bridal shower") and stag (“bachelor party").

    From Wiktionary

  • Perhaps from obsolete shag to shake, wiggle

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Perhaps from obsolete shag to shake

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Perhaps from its shaggy crest

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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