Shag

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Shag may refer to one of the following:

• Shag (fabric)
• Shag (bird), birds of the cormorant family
• Shag (tobacco), fine-cut tobacco

[edit] Arts and entertainment

• "Shag" is the name of several different swing dances
  • Collegiate shag, a swing dance from the 1920s that was popular among college students at the time
  • Carolina shag, a swing dance that began in South Carolina in the 1940s and is often associated with beach music
  • St. Louis shag, a swing dance, beginning in St. Louis, Missouri
• Shag (1989 film), featuring Carolina shag
• Shag, the pseudonym of Josh Agle

[edit] Other meanings

• "Shag" is also a British and Irish slang word meaning sexual intercourse; it is also used in this sense, though less commonly, in American English. Used in the context - to "shag" someone, he/she "shagged" someone. Can also be used to describe tiredness - I am "shagged" (as in "I am knackered"). Also can be used to describe an items state of repair - It is "shagged" (ie. It is broken).
• Certain areas of the UK (Midlands especially) use it in greetings - hello "shag" (ie. hello mate)
• Shag (hairstyle), a hairstyle
• Shag usually with "bag" is a cylindrical tube with a cloth top for holding golf balls when retrieving from the range.
• A word meaning to fetch; used particularly in the sport of baseball in reference to players who retrieve balls hit into the outfield during batting practice
• Ukrainian shah (shag), a historical currency of Ukraine
• In Northwestern Ontario, Canada, a "shag" refers to a wedding fundraising party. The term comes from combining bridal shower and stag (bachelor party) to get "shag". Generally, the wedding party plans the shag. A function hall is rented and tickets are sold for about $2 or $3 before the event and at the door. A shag includes dancing, cash bar, snack foods, and raffle tickets that are sold for prizes and gifts donated from local businesses. Shag tickets are sold to those who know the engaged couple as well as those who don't. The size of the shag is dependent on the size of the function hall and the number of tickets sold. Often shags have an attendance of a couple of hundred people. Because alcohol is often sold, those attending a shag must have reached age of majority in that province
• Used to describe the thickness of carpet in the UK - the shag of a carpet. Also seen in "Shagpile" - a type of thick matted carpet
• Shag is also a restaurant and bar located in New York, NY. [1]