shag

shag
Verb. 1. To copulate, to have sex. Less coarse than 'fuck'. E.g."The first night we met we shagged all night." 1800s
2. To wear out, to break. E.g."You'll shag it up if you keep hitting it with that hammer."
Noun. 1. An act of fornication.
2. A hassle. E.g."It's such a shag, having to get the early train; I'm not even usually awake at that time in the morning."
3. A term of address for a friend. Staffordshire use

English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.

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