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Meaning of shag

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shag

Pronunciation:/ʃæɡ/

noun

Definitions

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

  2. Coarse shredded tobacco.

  3. A type of rough carpet pile.

  4. Bacon or fat, especially if with some remaining hair or bristles.

verb

Definitions

  1. To make hairy or shaggy; to roughen.

  2. To hang in shaggy clusters.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Hairy; shaggy.

shag

Pronunciation:/ʃæɡ/

noun

Definitions

  1. 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.

shag

Pronunciation:/ʃæɡ/

noun

Definitions

  1. A swing dance.

  2. An act of sexual intercourse.

  3. A casual sexual partner.

verb

Definitions

  1. To shake, wiggle around.

  2. To have sexual intercourse with.

  3. To have sexual intercourse.

  4. To masturbate.

shag

Pronunciation:/ʃæɡ/

noun

Definitions

  1. (Northwestern Ontario) A fundraising dance in honour of a couple engaged to be married.