noun · countable / uncountable · rare

shag

shag · shags

любов, кохання

махорка, баклан, шэг

Krähenscharbe

Matted material; rough massed hair, fibres etcMatted material; rough massed hair, fibres etc.

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UK/ˈʃaɡ/US/ˈʃæɡ/

» Tom has a shag rug in his bedroom.

Meaning

12 senses

(countable, uncountable)Matted material; rough massed hair, fibres etc.
a matted tangle of hair or fiber
(countable, uncountable)Coarse shredded tobacco.
махо́ркаmaxórka
a strong coarse tobacco that has been shredded
(countable, uncountable)A type of rough carpet pile.
(attributive, countable, often, uncountable)A deliberately messy, shaggy hairstyle.
Any of several species of sea birds in the family Phalacrocoracidae (cormorant family), especially a common shag or European shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis), found on European and African coasts.
Krähenscharbe
бакла́нbaklán
(capitalized, sometimes)A swing dance.
шэгšɛg
(slang, vulgar)An act of sex.
Fick
тра́ханьеtráxanʹje
(slang, vulgar)A casual sexual partner.
Fickpartner, Fickpartnerin, Fick
тра́хальtráxalʹ, тра́хальщицаtráxalʹščica
slang for sexual intercourse
(Northwestern, Ontario)A fundraising dance in honour of a couple engaged to be married.
(West Country)Friend; mate; buddy.
(Ireland, UK, archaic, countable, uncountable)Bacon or fat, especially if with some remaining hair or bristles.
(Ireland, UK, archaic, countable, uncountable)A roughly-cut or torn-off piece of bread or cheese.

Examples

8 sentences

Tom has a shag rug in his bedroom.
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There's a shag carpet in the living room.
deIm Wohnzimmer liegt ein Hochflorteppich.
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Yanni found two people shagging in the bushes.
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You wouldn't look so shagged out unless you were doing something naughty.
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Tom is shagged out.
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 5

coarse shredded tobacco:

sea bird:

swing dance:

act of sex:

sexual partner:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

sea bird:

act of sex:

sexual partner:

Origin

From Middle English *schagge, from Old English sċeacga (“hair, wool”), from Proto-Germanic

From Middle English *schagge, from Old English sċeacga (“hair, wool”), from Proto-Germanic *skaggô, *skaggiją (“projection, bristly hair, stem”), *skag- (“to emerge, stick out, protrude”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kek- (“to jump, move, hurry”).

Unknown. Perhaps a derivative of Etymology 1, above, with reference to the shaggy crest of the European shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis).

From Middle English schaggen, a variant of Middle English schoggen (“to shake; shake off; tremble”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps a byform of Middle English schokken (“to shake; move rapidly”), related to Middle Low German schokken (“to shake; tremble”). Alternatively, perhaps ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *skakkōn (“to shake”), specifically continuing a post-Proto-Germanic variant *skagg-, where the non-singular stem *skag- caused the analogical replacement of the stem-final voiceless geminate consonants with voiced geminates, which was then leveled throughout the paradigm.

Blend of shower (“bridal shower”) + stag (“bachelor party”).

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