shaggy
pronunciation
How to pronounce shaggy in British English:
UK [ˈʃægi]
How to pronounce shaggy in American English:
US [ˈʃæɡi]
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- Adjective:
- used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
- having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags
Word Origin
- shaggy (adj.)
- "rough, coarse, unkempt," 1590s, from shag (n.) + -y (2). Related: Shaggily; shagginess. Earlier was shagged, from Old English sceacgede "hairy;" compare Old Norse skeggjaðr, Danish skægget "bearded." The shaggy-dog story as a type of joke is attested from 1944, perhaps from vaudeville.
Synonym
Example
- 1. The shaggy dog always sleeps in the bed with her .
- 2. Shaggy antelope of mountains of ethiopia .
- 3. He has shaggy hair and wore jeans and a mauve t-shirt with a skull design .
- 4. One morning the busy doctor invited sue into the hallway with a shaggy , grey eyebrow .
- 5. We all know how shaggy and scooby can be .