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to stag

3 8.6

To go to a dance or party without a date

verb
/stæɡ/

Informal

: ir solo

You gonna go stag?
go stag

Examples

I decided to go stag to the party since none of my friends could make it.
I'm going stag to the prom

Zero Day (2003)
Personally, I'd just as soon go stag.

Bachelor Mother (1939)
I'm terribly sorry, David, but I'm afraid you'll just have to go stag tonight.

Bachelor Mother (1939)
Are you planning to attend the dance stag or will you bring a date?
He usually goes stag to events, as he's not looking for a date at the moment.

Compounds

stag party

4 4.5

A party for a man before his wedding where only men attend

stag beetle

Specialized

1 6.4

A large beetle whose male has big jaws that look like stag antlers

royal stag

Archaic

9.2

A male deer with antlers that have twelve or more points seen as special

Surface Forms

stag infinitive

stagged past

stagged past participle

staging present participle

stags third person singular

Etymology

Stag as a verb comes from the idea of a man going alone or a stag party where only men attend, so to stag a dance is to go 'without a female companion'.