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shag

noun verb

a lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in turn

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Word Facts

Word length
4
Starts with
S
Ends with
G
Contains
HA
Scrabble score
8
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. a lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in turn

noun

  1. slang for sexual intercourse

noun

  1. a fabric with long coarse nap

    “he bought a shag rug”

noun

  1. a matted tangle of hair or fiber

    “the dog's woolly shag”

noun

  1. a strong coarse tobacco that has been shredded

verb

  1. dance the shag

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Example Sentences

he bought a shag rug
the dog's woolly shag

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