Definitions for SHAG
ʃægshag

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shagnoun

   a strong coarse tobacco that has been shredded

2. shagnoun

   a matted tangle of hair or fiber

   "the dog's woolly shag"

3. shagnoun

   a fabric with long coarse nap

   "he bought a shag rug"

4. fuck, fucking, screw, screwing, ass, nooky, nookie, piece of ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, shag, shtupnoun

   slang for sexual intercourse

5. shagverb

   a lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in turn

6. shagverb

   dance the shag

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shagnoun

   Several species of sea birds in the family Phalacrocoracidae (cormorant family), especially the common shag or European shag, Phalacrocorax aristotelis, found on European and African coasts.

2. shagnoun

   A swing dance.

3. shagnoun

   An act of sexual intercourse.

4. shag

   A sexual partner

5. shagverb

   To shake, wiggle around.

6. shagverb

   To have sexual intercourse with.

7. shag

   To masturbate.

8. shag

   To chase after; especially : to chase after and return (a ball) hit usually out of play

9. shagnoun

   A fundraising dance in honour of a couple engaged to be married.

10. Etymology: sceacga, 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.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shagnoun

   Etymology: sceacga , Saxon.

   1. Rough wooly hair.

   Full often like a shag-hair’d crafty kern,
   Hath he conversed with the enemy;
   And given me notice of their villanies. William Shakespeare.

   Where is your husband?
   He’s a traitor.
   Thou lie’st thou shag-ear’d villain. William Shakespeare.

   From the shag of his body, the shape of his legs, his having little or no tail, the slowness of his gate, and his climbing up of trees, he seems to come near the bear kind. Nehemiah Grew.

   True Witney broad cloth, with its shag unshorn,
   Be this the horseman’s fence. John Gay.

   2. A kind of cloth.

2. Shagnoun

   A sea bird.

   Among the first sort we reckon shags, duck, and mallard. Car.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shag

   1) Noun: A type of thick, heavy carpet with a deep pile. 2) Noun: A bird type from the cormorant family found in cooler waters around the coasts of the British Isles. 3) Noun (informal, British): An act of sexual intercourse. 4) Verb: To have sexual intercourse with (someone) (informal, primarily British English). 5) Noun: A dance style that originated in the U.S. in the 1930s often associated with beach music. 6) Noun/Verb: Rough unkempt hair or fur; to make or become rough or tangled. Please note: the term's usage is dependent on the region and in some cases might be considered as offensive slang. Always use with discretion and cultural understanding.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shagnoun

   coarse hair or nap; rough, woolly hair

2. Shagnoun

   a kind of cloth having a long, coarse nap

3. Shagnoun

   a kind of prepared tobacco cut fine

4. Shagnoun

   any species of cormorant

5. Shagadjective

   hairy; shaggy

6. Shagverb

   to make hairy or shaggy; hence, to make rough

7. Etymology: [AS. sceacga a bush of hair; akin to Icel. skegg the beard, Sw. skgg, Dan. skjg. Cf. Schock of hair.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shag

   Josh Agle is an American artist, better known by the nickname Shag.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shag

   shag, n. woolly hair: cloth with a rough nap: a kind of tobacco cut into shreds.—adj. rough, hairy.—v.t. to roughen, make shaggy.—v.i. (Spens.) to hang in shaggy clusters.—adjs. Shag′-eared (Shak.), having shaggy or rough ears; Shag′ged, shaggy, rough.—n. Shag′gedness.—adv. Shag′gily.—n. Shag′giness.—adjs. Shag′gy, covered with rough hair or wool: rough: rugged; Shag′-haired, having long, rough hair. [A.S. sceacga, a head of hair; Ice. skegg, beard, skagi, cape (in Shetland, skaw).]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shag

   A small species of cormorant, Phalacrocorax graculus.

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1. shag

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2. SHAG

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Matched Categories

1. • Dance
   • Fabric
   • Sexual Intercourse
   • Tangle
   • Tobacco

Anagrams for SHAG »

1. gash

How to pronounce SHAG?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SHAG in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SHAG in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of SHAG in a Sentence

1. David Letterman:

   To me the fun of it would've just been boring people silly: 'Here we have a medium-shag burnt orange. ... Here we have the avocado.' I would have done that -- I would do that, if you can get me that carpet-sample book, I'll do that Monday.

2. Stella Lee:

   The inside of the nose is lined by a multitude of cilia( which look like a shag carpet under the microscope) that are constantly providing clearance of mucus, pathogens and inhaled particulates to the back of the nose by beating in a rhythmic motion, it is amazing that our noses can differentiate between potentially harmful pathogens and innocuous agents.

3. Frederic Goudy:

   Men who would letterspace lower case would shag sheep

4. David Letterman:

   To me the fun of it would've just been boring people silly: Here we have a medium-shag burnt orange ... Here we have the avocado. I would have done that -- I would do that, if you can get me that carpet-sample book, I'll do that Monday.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SHAG
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Shag
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=SHAG
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SHAG
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=SHAG
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=SHAG
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=SHAG