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sheep-shagger

sheep-shagger is the alternative spelling of sheepshagger.

Meaning of sheepshagger

Noun

sheepshagger (plural sheepshaggers)

  1. (UK, slang) A man who engages in sexual intercourse with sheep; usually used as a slur for a rural person seen as unsophisticated.
    • "Landlord, you're a lowlander and a sheep-shagger and you come from Gerrard's Cross. Goodnight."1958, John Le Carré, The Naive and Sentimental Lover
  2. (UK, derogatory, slang) A person from Wales.
    • Shaun: It's so easy to have a go at a bloke who looks like you, you're just easy pickings, and it's... [trails off and shakes his head]
      Darren: "Sheepshagger" they've said sometimes as well.
      Shaun: I thought "sheepshagger" was Welsh.
      Darren: No, it can be Bristol as well.2007, Extras (TV series), Christmas Special
  3. (UK, derogatory, slang) A person from New Zealand.
  4. (UK, derogatory, slang) A supporter of Derby County F.C., a reference to the club nickname of The Rams.

Forms of sheep-shagger

pluralsheep-shaggers

Questions about sheep-shagger

What is sheep-shagger the alternative spelling of?
Sheep-shagger is the alternative spelling of sheepshagger.

Words near sheep-shagger in the dictionary

  1. sheep-faced
  2. sheep-headed
  3. sheep-like
  4. sheep-run
  5. sheep-runs
  6. sheep-shagger
  7. sheep-shaggers
  8. sheep-silver
  9. sheep-skin
  10. sheep-skins
  11. sheep-split

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