sheepshagger

sheepshagger noun: a man who engages in sexual intercourse with sheep; usually used as a slur for a rural person seen as unsophisticated.

Noun

sheepshagger (plural sheepshaggers)

(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
- I used to know a Rockburn once... He was in the Sheep Shaggers.1958, Mark Bence-Jones, Paradise Escaped, iv. 73
(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
(UK, derogatory, slang) A person from New Zealand.
(UK, derogatory, slang) A supporter of Derby County F.C., a reference to the club nickname of The Rams.

From sheep + shagger; originally military slang. First used in the 1950s.

What does sheepshagger mean?: Sheepshagger means a man who engages in sexual intercourse with sheep; usually used as a slur for a rural person seen as unsophisticated.
What part of speech is sheepshagger?: Sheepshagger is a noun.
What is the plural of sheepshagger?: The plural of sheepshagger is sheepshaggers.

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