shag
(verb) dance the shag
Source: WordNet® 3.1
shagging
present participle of shag
shagging (usually uncountable, plural shaggings)
(UK, vulgar, slang) An act (or acts) of sexual intercourse.
shagging
(UK, vulgar, slang) Used to express dislike of or annoyance towards the thing mentioned.
I'm sick of this shagging job.
Source: Wiktionary
Shag, n. Etym: [AS. sceacga a bush of hair; akin to Icel. skegg the beard, Sw. skägg, Dan. skj. Cf. Schock of hair.]
1. Coarse hair or nap; rough, woolly hair. True Witney broadcloth, with its shag unshorn. Gay.
2. A kind of cloth having a long, coarse nap.
3. (Com.)
Definition: A kind of prepared tobacco cut fine.
4. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any species of cormorant.
Shag, a.
Definition: Hairy; shaggy. Shak.
Shag, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shagged; p. pr. & vb. n. Shagging.]
Definition: To make hairy or shaggy; hence, to make rough. Shag the green zone that bounds the boreal skies. J. Barlow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 March 2025
(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
