scug
/skʌɡ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A shelter, a sheltered place (especially on the side of a hill).
noun
A squirrel.
Example Sentences
- "We was jickering along […] under the scug o' the hill."
- ""Let's go scug-hunting" is a common phrase. […] a stick with a leaden head, used for knocking down birds and scugs (squirrels)."
- "[…] before the lower school scugs got there, and pitched it in at Acropolis."
- "Scug, Et[on]. Har[row]. Negatively, a boy who is not distinguished in person, in games, or social qualities. Positively, a boy of untidy, dirty, or ill-mannered habits; one whose sense of propriety is not fully developed."
- "A scug was an untidy, ill-mannered, and morally undeveloped boy, a shirker at games, bumptious and arrogant. If not naturally vicious, a scug was considered degenerate."
Etymology
Scottish and Northern English from Old Norse skuggi, from Proto-Germanic *skuwwô (“shadow, reflection”). Cognate with Icelandic skuggi, Swedish skugga, Danish skygge, Old English sċūa, sċūwa (“a shade”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: skuggi, *skuwwô
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /skʌɡ/
- British English: /skʌɡ/