If someone shags another person, or if two people shag, they have sex together. Shag is also a noun. a spy movie with car chases, a murder, a shag and a happy ending. To perform or execute this dance. Either of two marine birds (Phalacrocorax aristotelis or P. punctatus) of Europe and North Africa, related to the cormorant. To engage in sexual intercourse. shag carpet/rug a carpet or rug with a rough surface made from long threads of wool
Not to be confused with the Carolina Shag which is a slow laid back type of Swing, became popular in the late 30's along with the Jitterbug and Lindy Hop The dance was done to uptempo Swing or Foxtrot music and was instantly recognizable by the flicking of the feet backwards with a pronounced hopping action
{i} rough and matted hair; carpet with long thick fibers; coarse tobacco which is finely shredded; 1930's lively dance step that involves hopping alternately on each foot; act of sexual intercourse (British Slang)
a lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in turn a fabric with long coarse nap; "he bought a shag rug" a matted tangle of hair or fiber; "the dog's woolly shag" a strong coarse tobacco that has been shredded dance the shag Full of shade; shady