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shagged¹

Where it comes from

From Old English sceacgede, from sceacga (“hair”), from Proto-Germanic *skaggiją (“beard, stem”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kek-, *(s)keg- (“to jump, move, hurry”).

adjective more shagged · most shagged

  1. rare Having or covered with shaggy hair.
  2. obsolete Unkempt; clothed in rags; ragged.
  3. obsolete Of garments and fabrics: having a rough or long nap.
  4. Covered with scrub, trees, or rough or shaggy growth.
  5. Jagged; having a rough, uneven surface.
  6. Of hair: long; rough; shaggy.

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of shag

shagged²

Where it comes from

Uncertain. Perhaps related to fagged or to shag. Originally Kentish dialect according to Wright.

adjective more shagged · most shagged

  1. slang, vulgar Extremely tired. No, I am shagged, for I know, / Jack Ragaboy, awhile ago, / Got sorely flogg'd for begging there; / The beadle had him to the may'r!"

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@misc{shagged_2026,
  title = {shagged},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shagged},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}