Shag — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a strong coarse tobacco that has been shredded

a matted tangle of hair or fiber

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈæɡ/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈaɡ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈaɡ/

1 syllable Say it as /ʃˈæɡ/.

Examples

the dog's woolly shag
he bought a shag rug

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

piece of ass roll in the hay nooky piece of tail screw fucking fuck shtup screwing nookie ass

Parts of Speech

noun	a strong coarse tobacco that has been shredded
noun	a matted tangle of hair or fiber “the dog's woolly shag”
noun	a fabric with long coarse nap “he bought a shag rug”
noun	slang for sexual intercourse
noun	a lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in turn
verb	dance the shag

Word Forms

shaggy	adjective	used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
fuck	verb	have sexual intercourse with
screw	verb	have sexual intercourse with
shag	verb	dance the shag
shag	noun	a lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in turn

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

baiser

un tabac fort et grossier qui a été déchiqueté

🇪🇸Spanish

pelusa

un tabaco fuerte y áspero que ha sido rallado

🇮🇹Italian

merda

un tabacco forte e grossolano che è stato triturato

🇵🇹Portuguese

transar

um tabaco forte e grosso que foi picado

🇷🇺Russian

махать рукой

крепкий грубый табак, измельченный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

यौन-संबंध

एक मजबूत मोटा तम्बाकू जो टुकड़े किया गया हो

🇧🇩Bengali

শ্যাগ

একটি শক্তিশালী মোটা তামাক যা টুকরো টুকরো করা হয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஷாக்

துண்டாக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு வலுவான கரடுமுரடான புகையிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

శాగ్

తురిమిన బలమైన ముతక పొగాకు

🇮🇳Marathi

शेग

एक मजबूत खडबडीत तंबाखू जो चिरडला गेला आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

શેગ

એક મજબૂત બરછટ તમાકુ કે જે કટકો કરવામાં આવ્યો છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶಾಗ್

ಚೂರುಚೂರು ಮಾಡಿದ ಬಲವಾದ ಒರಟಾದ ತಂಬಾಕು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഷാഗ്

കീറിമുറിച്ച ശക്തമായ പരുക്കൻ പുകയില

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ੈਗ

ਇੱਕ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਮੋਟਾ ਤੰਬਾਕੂ ਜਿਸਨੂੰ ਕੱਟਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

شگ

ایک مضبوط موٹا تمباکو جسے کاٹ دیا گیا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

粗毛

已切碎的浓烈粗烟草

🇯🇵Japanese

シャグ

細かく刻まれた強い粗いタバコ

🇰🇷Korean

성교

잘게 썬 강한 거친 담배

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lông xù

một loại thuốc lá thô mạnh đã được cắt nhỏ

🇹🇭Thai

ขนปุย

ยาสูบหยาบชนิดรุนแรงที่ถูกฉีกเป็นชิ้นเล็กชิ้นน้อย

🇮🇩Indonesian

bercinta

tembakau kasar yang kuat yang telah diparut

🇲🇾Malay

bercinta

tembakau kasar yang kuat yang telah dicincang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شعر أشعث

التبغ الخشن القوي الذي تم تمزيقه

🇮🇷Persian

شگ

تنباکوی درشت قوی که خرد شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

sevişmek

parçalanmış güçlü bir kaba tütün

🇮🇱Hebrew

שאג

טבק גס חזק שנגרס

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