shag in Irish
shag in Irish is seaga — shag means a tangled or shaggy mass of hair or fibres, or a thick, rough carpet pile.
shag in Irish
seaga
Any of several species of sea birds in the family Phalacrocoracidae (cormorant family), especially a common shag or European shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis), found on European and African coasts.
What does "shag" mean?
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noun A tangled or shaggy mass of hair or fibres, or a thick, rough carpet pile.
"The old lounge had a brown shag carpet from the seventies."
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noun Coarse, shredded tobacco.
"He rolled his own cigarettes from a tin of shag."
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noun A cormorant-like seabird found along European coasts (Phalacrocorax aristotelis).
"A shag stood drying its wings on the rocks."
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verb To have sex with someone (crude slang).
"The tabloid claimed the pair had been shagging for months."
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shag in a sentence
- The old lounge had a brown shag carpet from the seventies.
- He rolled his own cigarettes from a tin of shag.
- A shag stood drying its wings on the rocks.
- The tabloid claimed the pair had been shagging for months.
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What is "shag" in Irish?
"shag" in Irish is seaga. shag means: A tangled or shaggy mass of hair or fibres, or a thick, rough carpet pile.
How do you use "shag" in a sentence?
Example: "The old lounge had a brown shag carpet from the seventies." In Irish, "shag" is seaga.
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