shaggy
Long and disheveled
Shaggy means covered with rough, matted hair or fiber: a shaggy dog, a shaggy beard.
A shag-dog story is a long, meandering joke with an anticlimactic or absurd punchline—perhaps from the shagginess suggesting untidiness or lack of direction.
Outer garment or layer
- peltFur-bearing animal skin
- maneNeck hair, horse/lion
- fleeceWool still on sheep
- woolSheared animal fiber
fluff · undercoat · thick · dense · luxuriant · bushy · furry · longhaired
Floor-washing implement
- locksSecurity fastening devices
- tressesLong flowing strands
- maneNeck hair, horse/lion
- curlsSpiraling hair sections
dreadlocks · afro · bangs · fringe · long-haired · bushy · wild · unruly
Untidy in appearance
- scruffyMessily neglected in appearance
- tousledDisordered, especially hair
- rumpledCrinkled from neglect
- mussyUntidily disordered
tangled · messy · bedraggled · scraggly · ratty · matted · slovenly · frowzy
Uneven in surface
- coarseRough in texture
- fibrousMade of threads
- bristlyCovered with stiff hairs
- nubbyRough with raised bumps
hairy · woolly · fuzzy · tufted · fringed · fleecy · textured · uneven
Sixties counterculture member
- bohemianArtistic nonconformist type
- seventies1970-1979 period
- sixtiesNumbers sixty through sixty-nine
- groovySixties slang for cool
counterculture · beatnik · folk · psychedelic · festival · commune · free-spirited · natural
coat
Outer garment or layer
wool · fluff · undercoat · thick · dense · luxuriant · bushy · furry · longhaired · plush
mop
Floor-washing implement
curls · dreadlocks · afro · bangs · fringe · long-haired · bushy · wild · unruly · flowing
unkempt
Untidy in appearance
- scruffyMessily neglected in appearance
- tousledDisordered, especially hair
- rumpledCrinkled from neglect
mussy · tangled · messy · bedraggled · scraggly · ratty · matted · slovenly · frowzy · disordered
rough
Uneven in surface
nubby · hairy · woolly · fuzzy · tufted · fringed · fleecy · textured · uneven · thick
sheepdog
Dog bred for herding
pony · mammoth · sloth · bear · terrier · llama · alpaca · otterhound · bearded · wolfhound
hippie
Sixties counterculture member
groovy · counterculture · beatnik · folk · psychedelic · festival · commune · free-spirited · natural · earthy
- shaggy dog storyLengthy joke with absurd anticlimax
- shag carpet
- shag rugLong-fibered floor covering
- shaggy dogLong-coated, disheveled canine
- shaggy dog storiesJokes with absurd, deflating conclusions
- shaggy-dog storyLengthy tale, disappointing payoff