shag
Exhausted, worn out, extremely tiredExhausted, worn out, extremely tired.
» Tom has a shag rug in his bedroom.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(Singapore, Singlish, slang)Exhausted, worn out, extremely tired.
(Singapore, Singlish, slang)Tough and exhausting.
(obsolete)Hairy; shaggy.
Examples
8 sentencesTom has a shag rug in his bedroom.
There's a shag carpet in the living room.
deIm Wohnzimmer liegt ein Hochflorteppich. — al_ex_an_der
Yanni found two people shagging in the bushes.
You wouldn't look so shagged out unless you were doing something naughty.
Tom is shagged out.
Origin
From Middle English *schagge, from Old English sċeacga (“hair, wool”), from Proto-GermanicFrom 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”).
From shagged or shagged out, originally British colloquialisms.
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Forms
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1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form