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Shrug

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge.

    "He dismissed my comment with a shrug."

  2. 2
    a gesture involving the shoulders wordnet
  3. 3
    A cropped, cardigan-like garment with short or long sleeves, typically knitted.
Verb
  1. 1
    To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern, (formerly) dread, etc. ambitransitive

    "I asked him for an answer and he just shrugged."

  2. 2
    raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English schruggen, shrukken, probably of North Germanic origin related to Danish skrugge, skrukke (“to stoop; crouch”), Swedish skruga, skrukka (“to huddle; crouch”), all from or related to Old Norse skrykkva, from Proto-Germanic *skrinkwaną. Compare also Old English scrincan (“to shrink”). More at shrink.

Etymology 2

From Middle English schruggen, shrukken, probably of North Germanic origin related to Danish skrugge, skrukke (“to stoop; crouch”), Swedish skruga, skrukka (“to huddle; crouch”), all from or related to Old Norse skrykkva, from Proto-Germanic *skrinkwaną. Compare also Old English scrincan (“to shrink”). More at shrink.

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