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Shug

name
/ʃʌɡ//ʃʊɡ/

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.

  1. derived from schocken — “to shake, tremble”
  2. inherited from shuggen

Definitions

  1. A Scottish nickname usually applied to people with the first name Hew or Hugh or other…

    A Scottish nickname usually applied to people with the first name Hew or Hugh or other spellings of this name.

  2. To writhe the body so as to produce friction against one's clothes, as do those who have…

    To writhe the body so as to produce friction against one's clothes, as do those who have the itch.

    • the Comtesse Leinsengen again shugged her shoulders , drew her shawl around her , and was preparing to depart

  3. To crawl

    To crawl; to sneak.

    • There I'll shug in and get a noble countenance.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A term of endearment.

      • I'll be with you in a moment, shug.

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