stag
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stag
- /stæɡ/ US, UK
- /staɡ/ British, Northern England, Scotland
- /stæːɡ/ Australia
- /stɛɡ/ New Zealand
- /steɪɡ/
Rhymes with -æɡ
Where it comes from
From Middle English stagge, steg, from Old English stagga, stacga (“a stag”) and possibly Old Norse steggi, steggr (“a male animal”), both from Proto-Germanic *staggijô, *staggijaz (“male, male deer, porcupine”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *stegʰ-, *stengʰ- (“to sting; rod, blade; sharp, stiff”). Doublet of steg (“gander”). Cognate with Icelandic steggi, steggur (“tomcat, male fox”). Related to staggard, staggon.
noun stags · steg · staig · stagg · stagge
- An adult male deer, especially a red deer and especially one in high adulthood versus a young adult. The city recently carried out a deer census, determining there are 313 stags (males), 798 does (females) and 214 fawns (babies) in Nara Park.
- A young horse (colt or filly).
- A male turkey: a turkey-cock.
- A romping girl; a tomboy.
- An improperly or late castrated bull or ram – also called a bull seg (see note under ox).
- An outside irregular dealer in stocks, who is not a member of the exchange.
- One who applies for the allotment of shares in new projects, with a view to sell immediately at a premium, and not to hold the stock.
- An unmarried man; a bachelor; a man not accompanying a woman at a social event. a stag dance; a stag party; a stag bar
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A social event for men held in honor of a groom on the eve of his wedding, attended by male friends of the groom; sometimes a fundraiser.
The stag will be held in the hotel's ballroom.
Similar: bachelor party, stag do, stag party, stag lunch
- A man who allows his wife to have sex with other men. The stag gets a thrill from watching his vixen have sex with another man.
- An informer. We had two disturbers of the harmony of the ship; I mean two stags or informers, one named Robert Wilson, the other John Hewit, from the north of Ireland.
- Guard duty. Between shifts on stag or manning the radio, we grabbed a few hours sleep.
- A stag beetle (family Lucanidae). Members of the genus Pasimachus […] can be confused with stag beetles […] but stags have elbowed antennae.
- The Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes.
verb stags · stagging · stagged · steg · staig
- To act as a "stag", an irregular dealer in stocks.
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To watch; to dog, or keep track of.
Similar: shadow
adverb steg · staig · stagg · stagge
- Of a man, attending a formal social function without a date. My brother went stag to prom because he couldn't find a date.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: hart, rat, shit, grass, peach, snoop, shop, tell on, snitch, spy, betray, denounce, give away, antlered, buck, deer
Translations
Every language
noun adult male deer
| Español | ciervo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 牡鹿 ojika |
| 中文 | 雄鹿 xiónglù |
| Português | veado adulto |
| Français | cerf |
| Deutsch | Hirsch, Hirschbock, Rothirsch |
| Italiano | cervo |
| Ελληνικά | αρσενικό ελάφι arsenikó eláfi |
| Română | cerb |
| Русский | оле́нь olénʹ, рогач rogač |
| العربية | أَيَّل ʔayyal |
| עברית | אַיָּל ayál |
noun romping girl
| Deutsch | wilde Hummel |
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noun one who applies for shares with a view to sell immediately at a premium
| Deutsch | Konzertzeichner |
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verb watch, keep track of
| Español | rastrear |
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title = {stag},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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