shag
Noun · VerbUS[shag]/ʃæɡ/1 syllable
Open English WordNet
Noun (5)
- a strong coarse tobacco that has been shreddedType of tobacco, baccy
- a matted tangle of hair or fiber“the dog's woolly shag”Type of tangle
- a fabric with long coarse nap“he bought a shag rug”Type of fabric, clothPart of shag rug
- slang for sexual intercourseSynonyms: fuckfuckingscrewscrewingassnookynookiepiece of asspiece of tailroll in the hayshtupType of sexual intercourse, intercourse
- a lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in turnType of social dancing
Verb (1)shagged, shagging
- dance the shagMore general dance, trip the light fantastic
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Shag noun
Origin: AS. sceacga a bush of hair; akin to Icel. skegg the beard, Sw. skägg, Dan. skj…g. Cf. Schock of hair.
1. Coarse hair or nap; rough, woolly hair.
True Witney broadcloth, with its shag unshorn.— John Gay
2. A kind of cloth having a long, coarse nap.
3. Commerce A kind of prepared tobacco cut fine.
4. Zoology Any species of cormorant.
Shag adjective
Hairy; shaggy. William Shakespeare
Shag transitive verb [past tense & past participle Shagged; present participle & verbal noun Shagging.]
To make hairy or shaggy; hence, to make rough.
Shag the green zone that bounds the boreal skies.— Joel Barlow
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54