Looking for the meaning of the word SHAG in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of SHAG with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Shag
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Old English sceacga ‘rough matted hair’, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse skegg ‘beard’ and shaw
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ʃaɡ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a carpet or rug with a long, rough pile
Short Definition:carpet or rug with long, rough pile
Examples:- wall-to-wall shag carpet
Definition:
a thick, tangled hairstyle or mass of hair
Short Definition:thick, tangled hairstyle or mass of hair
Examples:- her hair was cut short in a boyish shag
- a shag cut
Definition:
a coarse kind of cut tobacco.
Short Definition:coarse kind of cut tobacco
Word: Shag
Speech Type: Verb
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