Shagging

adj, noun, verb, slang

adj, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An act (or acts) of sexual intercourse. UK, slang, uncountable, usually, vulgar

    "Well, you'll do what you want, but I'll tell you this: one of the best shaggings I ever had was with an overweight housepainter who bought me a beer and a hamburger and, the next week, painted my kitchen for free."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of shag form-of, gerund, participle, present

    "“Ha! Shagging a chair is quite odd.” “Its legs were very sexy. And I know how you are, so I expected a challenge. What did you turn into anyway?” “Oh, the dowdiest mortal woman. You should have seen it.” “Oh, I would have been all over that.” “I know!”"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Used to express dislike of or annoyance towards the thing mentioned. UK, slang, vulgar

    "I'm sick of this shagging job."

Example

More examples

"Yanni found two people shagging in the bushes."

Related phrases

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