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shagbag

shagbag noun: a prostitute or sexually promiscuous woman.

Noun

shagbag (plural shagbags)

  1. (derogatory, slang) A prostitute or sexually promiscuous woman.
    • I was with one of Old Rose's shagbags, he said. Two of them in fact. You can ask them yourself.2017, Benjamin Myers, The Gallows Pole, Bloomsbury, published 2019, page 303
  2. (obsolete) A shabby person; a worthless or unfortunate person.

Forms of shagbag

pluralshagbags
alternative formshag-bag
alternative formshag bag

Questions about shagbag

What does shagbag mean?
Shagbag means a prostitute or sexually promiscuous woman.
What part of speech is shagbag?
Shagbag is a noun.
What is the plural of shagbag?
The plural of shagbag is shagbags.

Words near shagbag in the dictionary

  1. shagai
  2. Shagaluf
  3. shaganappi
  4. shaganappis
  5. shagaol
  6. shagbag
  7. shagbags
  8. shagbark
  9. shagbark hickories
  10. shagbark hickory
  11. shagbarks

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