shug
See also: Shug
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
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.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
shug (third-person singular simple present shugs, present participle shugging, simple past and past participle shugged)
- (UK, dialect, obsolete) To writhe the body so as to produce friction against one's clothes, as do those who have the itch.
- 1830, Lady Charlotte Campbell Bury, The Exclusives:
- the Comtesse Leinsengen again shugged her shoulders , drew her shawl around her , and was preparing to depart
- (UK, dialect, obsolete) To crawl; to sneak.
- 1621, John Ford, Thomas Dekker, William Rowley, The Witch of Edmonton:
- There I'll shug in and get a noble countenance.
References edit
- “shug”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Etymology 2 edit
Shortening of sugar.
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
shug (plural shugs)
- (countable) A term of endearment.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sweetheart
- I'll be with you in a moment, shug.