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Shag Very Common

Shag has 14 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

a strong coarse tobacco that has been shredded

2

a matted tangle of hair or fiber

"the dog's woolly shag"

3

a fabric with long coarse nap

"he bought a shag rug"

5

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

6

Matted material; rough massed hair, fibres etc.

7

Several species of sea birds in the family Phalacrocoracidae (cormorant family), especially the common shag or European shag, Phalacrocorax aristotelis, found on European and African coasts.

8

A swing dance.

9

A fundraising dance in honour of a couple engaged to be married.

10

Friend; mate; buddy.

Verb
1

dance the shag

2

To make hairy or shaggy; to roughen.

3

To shake, wiggle around.