stig
/stɪɡ/
stig noun: someone from a poor background, with poor dress sense.
Noun (1)
stig (plural stigs)
- Someone from a poor background, with poor dress sense.
- Synonyms:
- chav
Noun (2)
stig (plural stigs)
- An electronic cigarette or vape.
Verb
stig (third-person singular simple present stigs, present participle stigging, simple past and past participle stigged)
- To vape.
Synonyms of stig
Forms of stig
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | stigs |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | stigs |
| present participle | stigging |
| past participle | stigged |
| past | stigged |
Origin of stig
From the eponymous character in the book Stig of the Dump (Clive King, Puffin, 1963, →ISBN).
Words that rhyme with stig
Questions about stig
- What does stig mean?
- Stig means someone from a poor background, with poor dress sense.
- What part of speech is stig?
- Stig can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce stig?
- Stig is pronounced /stɪɡ/.
- What is the plural of stig?
- The plural of stig is stigs.
Words near stig in the dictionary
Source and license
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