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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesniquer
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ni-ke
"Il cherche seulement à s'amuser."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A rough, tangled mass of hair, wool, or similar material, or a fabric with a deep, rough pile.
"The vintage rug had a thick shag that collected dust easily."
- 1
To engage in sexual intercourse, primarily used in British, Australian, and New Zealand slang.
"He was just messing around and didn't mean to start any serious drama."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'shagge', meaning rough hair or tuft, stemming from Old English 'sceacga'. Over centuries, the term evolved to describe rough fabric, a cigarette in British English, and eventually developed explicit slang meanings in Commonwealth and American vernaculars.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shag" is said worldwide
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niquer
Transliteration: ni-ke
"Il cherche seulement à s'amuser."
vögeln
Transliteration: fö-geln
"Sie benutzten vulgäre Ausdrücke im Gespräch."
scopare
Transliteration: sko-pa-re
"È un termine colloquiale molto forte."
follar
Transliteration: fo-lyar
"Esa palabra es muy informal en España."
transar
Transliteration: trã-zar
"Eles conversavam de maneira muito direta."
संभोग करना
Transliteration: sambhog karna
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"यह एक अनौपचारिक और अपशब्द संदर्भ है।"
干爱
Transliteration: gàn ài
Script: 中文汉字
"这是一个俚语词汇。"
성교하다
Transliteration: seong-gyo-ha-da
Script: 한국어 한글
"그것은 비속어 표현 중 하나입니다."
交合する
Transliteration: kougou suru
Script: 日本語
"それは俗語的な表現です。"
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