Shug
name, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A term of endearment. countable
"I'll be with you in a moment, shug."
- 1 To writhe the body so as to produce friction against one's clothes, as do those who have the itch. UK, dialectal, obsolete
"the Comtesse Leinsengen again shugged her shoulders , drew her shawl around her , and was preparing to depart"
- 2 To crawl; to sneak. UK, dialectal, obsolete
"There I'll shug in and get a noble countenance."
- 1 A Scottish nickname usually applied to people with the first name Hew or Hugh or other spellings of this name.
Example
More examples"the Comtesse Leinsengen again shugged her shoulders , drew her shawl around her , and was preparing to depart"
Etymology
From Middle English shuggen, shoggen, schoggen (“to shake, shake off, mix by shaking, tremble, shake loose from one's clothing”), probably a variant of Middle English schokken (“to move rapidly, shake, push”), from Middle Low German schocken (“to shake, tremble”). See schokken.
Shortening of sugar.
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