shag
Definitions
- Matted material; rough massed hair, fibres etc.
- 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.
- A fundraising dance in honour of a couple engaged to be married.
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Friend; mate; buddy. West-Country
- A swing dance.
- Coarse shredded tobacco.
- An act of sex.
- A type of rough carpet pile.
- A casual sexual partner.
- Bacon or fat, especially if with some remaining hair or bristles.
- A roughly-cut or torn-off piece of bread or cheese.
- A deliberately messy, shaggy hairstyle.
Equivalents
17 more languages
Examples
“Nor ſhould it prove⟳ thy leſs important Care, / To chuſe a proper Coat for Winter's Wear⟳. / [...] / True Witney Broad-cloath with it's Shag unſhorn, / Unpierc'd is in the laſting Tempeſt worn: [...]”
“He was rather unshaven as well and smelt strongly of shag.”
“The Captain folded his brow into a look⟳ of intense perplexity. 'You seem exceedingly spry for a man who demolished an entire bottle of brandy and better part of an ounce of shag in a single evening.' 'And very nice too,' said the tramp. 'Now as to breakfast?'”
“But it is a braw elemental sphere this o' ours, for here's a good queich o' claret for ye, an' a shag o' butter-an'-bread.”
“romancing Shelley between / sips of thermos tea and / yeasty shags of bread, sour-sweet, / from Lizzie Coutinho’s bakery.”
“There was that hair salon on Yonge Street called House of Lords. On a Saturday – nowadays you can't even imagine⟳ it – but imagine⟳ a hair salon having a lineup outside of people wanting to get⟳ a shag haircut.”
“He ran back and picked up a dead bird that had fallen. It was not a duck but a shag.”
“Its evolutionary course is unclear; however, by the late thirties, Shag was all the rage both on and off college campuses. It became so popular, in fact, that a 1937 New York Times article describes it as “the fundamental dance⟳ step for swing⟳.””
“They were in the midst of an intense snog, his tongue down her throat as he tried to work⟳ out if he wanted another shag before she left for the night, when an odd noise sounded from behind the door of 2B.”
““And feel⟳ free to come⟳ over anytime you'd like⟳ a drink⟳ and a shag. […]”
“He could say⟳ yes, then just quietly leave⟳ the area without ever seeing the man again. He could even get⟳ a shag out of Charles first.”
“The blackbirds and robins and and^([sic]) tits and finches shout⟳ at each other, chups and warbles and chirrups that, loosely translated, mean⟳ “Fancy a shag?”, “Get⟳ OFF my land⟳” or “I’ve got a great big tonker.””
“I’m not interested in having a tired, throwaway midweek shag. Having sex once a week means I can give⟳ it my full attention and energy.”
“Lizzy is a shag extraordinaire, but has a tongue like⟳ a sailor and a castrating stare⟳.”
“'It turned out that it was me who was just a shag to him. He had a girlfriend I didn't know⟳ about. He presumed I was up for some no-strings action. And the thing is, I thought I was – in theory. But in practice, I realized that I wasn't.'”
“"Was I just another shag to you, Trace? Someone to bed when the offer⟳ came?"”
“'Your favourite shag?' I ask⟳ her. 'Martin Kershen.' 'He was a sexy beast.'”
“I'm fcuked then mate. Born and bred sarf london and the missarse is a brummie. Oh and her old man is a scouser!!¶ You all still sound⟳ like⟳ a bunch of inbreds though but it's better than the Hereford accent "alright shag where you be"”
“I was going down the stairs to get⟳ my bike when I ran into Jim Mudd coming up. "Alright shag?" he said like⟳ we were best mates.”
“Anyways, I'll check in every now and then, cheers shag :-)”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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