I. ˈshag noun
Etymology: Middle English * shagge, from Old English sceacga; akin to Old Norse skegg beard, skaga to project
Date: before 12th century
1.
a. : a shaggy tangled mass or covering (as of hair)
b. : long coarse or matted fiber, nap, or pile
c. : a layered haircut of uneven length
2. : tobacco cut into fine shreds
3. : any of various waterbirds related to the cormorants ; also : cormorant 1
II. adjective
Date: 1581
: shaggy
III. verb
( shagged ; shag·ging )
Date: 1596
intransitive verb
: to fall or hang in shaggy masses
transitive verb
: to make rough or shaggy
IV. transitive verb
( shagged ; shag·ging )
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1896
1.
a. : to chase after ; especially : to chase after and return (a ball) hit usually out of play
b. : to catch (a fly) in baseball practice
2. : to chase away
V. intransitive verb
( shagged ; shag·ging )
Etymology: variant of shog
Date: 1914
1. : to move or lope along
2. : to dance the shag
VI. noun
Date: 1932
: a dance step executed by hopping livelily on each foot in turn