DictionaryshagSexual intercourse
noun / verb

shag

Sexual intercourse, in chiefly British vulgar slang.

The British comedy uses shag as vulgar sexual slang.

Etymology

The vulgar verb is generally associated with an older shag meaning to shake. The sexual sense applies that bodily-motion term to intercourse.

More examples

  • She objected to the joke about a shag.
  • The character boasts that he shagged someone.
  • The dialogue refers crudely to shagging.

Forms

shag · shags · shagged · shagging

Similar words

sex
The neutral general term.
intercourse
A more formal description.