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sheepshagger

noun

Etymology

From sheep + shagger; originally military slang. First used in the 1950s.

  1. derived from *(s)kek-✻
  2. inherited from *skaggô✻
  3. inherited from sċeacga — “hair, wool”
  4. inherited from *schagge✻
  5. suffixed as shagger — “shag + er”
  6. compounded as sheepshagger — “sheep + shagger”

Definitions

  1. A man who engages in sexual intercourse with sheep

    A man who engages in sexual intercourse with sheep; usually used as a slur for a rural person seen as unsophisticated.

    • "Landlord, you're a lowlander and a sheep-shagger and you come from Gerrard's Cross. Goodnight."
    • I used to know a Rockburn once... He was in the Sheep Shaggers.
    • She is now back and planning a Victory Parade not to mention her own visit to the newly reconquered territories to receive the homage of the grateful sheepshaggers, all fifty-nine of them.

  2. A term of abuse for inhabitants of various countries or regions which have large…

    A term of abuse for inhabitants of various countries or regions which have large populations of sheep.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA