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Shag

speaker

Meaning

Noun

Coarse
tobacco.
A type of
pile.
In British English:
Bacon or
, especially if with some
or bristles.
In British English:
A roughly-cut or torn-off
of
or cheese.
A
,
hairstyle.
In Suliform birds:
Any of several
of
in the family Phalacrocoracidae (cormorant family), especially the common
or European
, Phalacrocorax aristotelis,
European and African coasts.
In Dance:
A
dance.
⚠️
An
of sex.
⚠️
A
partner.
In Canadian English:
In West Country English:
Friend;
; buddy.

Verb

To make
or
; to roughen.
To
clusters.
To
,
around.
⚠️
In British English & Irish English:
To
with.
⚠️
In British English, Irish English & Dances:
To have sex.
⚠️
In Indian English:
To masturbate.
To
; especially, to
and
(a
)
usually
play.
In Dance:
To
the
called the shag.

Adj

In Hair:
Hairy; shaggy.
In Singapore English:
Alternative form of
(“exhausted”)
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

shag
English
arrow
sceacga
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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