shag 1 (sh g)n. 1. A tangle or mass, especially of rough matted hair. 2. a. A coarse long nap, as on a woolen cloth. b. Cloth having such a nap. 3. A rug with a thick rough pile. 4. Coarse shredded tobacco. tr.v. shagged, shag·ging, shags To make shaggy; roughen. [Middle English *shagge, from Old English sceacga, matted hair.] |
| shag 2 (shg) n. A dance step of the 1930s consisting of a hop on each foot in turn. intr.v. shagged, shag·ging, shags To perform or execute this dance. [Origin unknown.] |
| shag 3 (shg) n. Either of two marine birds (Phalacrocorax aristotelis or P. punctatus) of Europe and North Africa, related to the cormorant. [Perhaps from its shaggy crest.] |
| shag 4 (shg) tr.v. shagged, shag·ging, shags 1. To chase and bring back; fetch. 2. Baseball To chase and catch (fly balls) in practice. [Perhaps from obsolete shag, to shake.] |
| shag 5 (shg) v. shagged, shag·ging, shags Chiefly British Vulgar Slang v.tr. To engage in sexual intercourse with. v.intr. To engage in sexual intercourse. [Perhaps from obsolete shag, to shake, wiggle.] |
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