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shig

shig noun: a shilling.

Noun

shig (plural shigs)

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) A shilling.

Verb

shig (third-person singular simple present shigs, present participle shigging, simple past and past participle shigged)

  1. (intransitive, slang) At a competitive barbecuing event, to visit a rival's barbecue area in order to snoop on their cooking techniques.

Forms of shig

Noun
pluralshigs
Verb
third-person singular presentshigs
present participleshigging
past participleshigged
pastshigged

Phrases with shig

Questions about shig

What does shig mean?
Shig means a shilling.
What part of speech is shig?
Shig can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of shig?
The plural of shig is shigs.

Words near shig in the dictionary

  1. shifty
  2. shifty-eyed
  3. shiftyness
  4. shifu
  5. shifus
  6. shig
  7. Shig Shag Day
  8. Shiga
  9. Shiga toxin
  10. Shiga toxins
  11. shigaite

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