shag
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7.1
- noun
- /ʃæɡ/
:
alfombra de pelo largo
- Everything is white: the shag carpet, the walls, the overstuffed furniture.
- a shag carpet
She wanted brand new walnut paneling and brand new shag carpet.
- She wanted brand new walnut paneling and brand new shag carpet.
- And then up top you had a full blown bedrooms and kitchen and shag carpet and what have you.
- So like a terrarium, full wall to wall carpet with like a thick thick shag.
- At least if it's sprinkles on a plate, you know there's wet meat on a shag rug.
- It's just also it's kind of gross like carpets that are like shag par where it's like too thick.
Examples
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Romeo was stretched out on the living room couch, and Juliet was asleep on the shag carpet nearby.
Fiction book (1996) -
We had this brown shag carpet in the house.
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Oh, why did Mom have to get shag carpet?
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Upholstered with thick, red shag.
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First thing, she had wall-to-wall shag carpeting put in.
Fiction book (1998) -
Thick, mustard-colored shag covered every room but the kitchen and bath, which were vinyl-tiled.
Fiction book (2000) -
KISS dolls, magazines, records, and comic books clutter the shag-carpeted floor.
Fiction book (1999) -
The kitchen gleamed with time-saving appliances, and blue shag carpeting covered everything, even the toilet seat lids.
Fiction book (1991) -
With its shag rugs, shag cushions, and fringed lampshades, the living room looks as hairy as an alpaca.
Fiction book (1992) -
The living room was styled with a vibrant orange shag carpet that added a retro touch.
Synonyms
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3.8
A rug with long, thick, soft threads that look fluffy
Compounds
How Thick
Surface Forms
Etymology
Shag comes from an old word for a 'tuft' or rough hair, and you can see the same idea in the familiar word shaggy; think of a dog's long, messy fur or a carpet with long, rough strands. That's why shag means thick, coarse hair or a rough rug.