Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

raise someone's shag

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables
raise -some-one's shag
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To anger or annoy someone.

Obsolete

Etymology

To cause the hair on the nape of an animal's neck to rise, as happens when it is angry or alarmed. Compare raise someone's hackles.

Usage

Inflected Forms

raises someone's shag (present, singular) raising someone's shag (participle, present) raised someone's shag (participle, past) raised someone's shag (past)

Synonyms

enrage

Questions

What does raise someone's shag mean?
To anger or annoy someone.
Where does raise someone's shag come from?
To cause the hair on the nape of an animal's neck to rise, as happens when it is angry or alarmed. Compare raise someone's hackles.

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