shag

Thick floor covering

A shag is a type of rough, matted texture—shag carpet has long, thick pile; a shag haircut has layered, textured strands: The room still had its 1970s shag rug.

She got a shag cut.

A shag is also a type of cormorant (seabird), and the shag is a dance that originated in the Carolinas.

In British slang, to shag is to have sex: They shagged in the loo.

A shag is an act of sex or a sexual partner: He's looking for a shag.

The British slang is vulgar but common, popularized in American awareness by the Austin Powers films.

texture

pile

Accumulated mass of objects

  • carpetThick floor textile
  • rugTextile floor covering
  • napBrief daytime rest

fuzzy · tufted · deep · thick · plush · soft · wool · fluffy · luxurious · cozy

seabird

cormorant

Fish-diving seabird

nesting · colony · fishing · seabird · black · iridescent · perching · wingspan · roost · cliff

slang

sex

Reproductive category or act

Austin Powers · bedroom · hookup · romp

hairstyle

layered

Having multiple levels

tousled · volume · textured · 1970s · retro · Fawcett · bangs · fringe · bedhead · messy

tobacco

cigarette

Paper-wrapped tobacco cylinder

tobacco · drag · ash · nicotine · tar · packet · ashtray · ciggie · roll-your-own · menthol

dance

swing

Suspended recreational seat

rockabilly · 1920s · ballroom · partner · hop · shuffle · big band · jazz · vintage · retro

Categories
Opposites
carpet/rug texture

shagclose-cropped

Cut very short

berber · smooth · flatweave · sleek · sisal

haircut style

shagbuzz cut

Close-cropped military hairstyle

crew cut · pixie cut · close-cropped · blunt cut · bob

SEXUAL ACTIVITY (British slang)

shagabstain

Deliberately not do

celibacy · shun · reject · ignore · rebuff

Phrases
Family

shaggy, shagged, shags, shagging, shaggier, shagginess, shaggily, shaggiest

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13