Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shig

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables
shig
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shilling.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

verb

At a competitive barbecuing event, to visit a rival's barbecue area in order to snoop on their cooking techniques.

Intransitive verb; Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

shigs (plural) shigs (present, singular) shigging (participle, present) shigged (participle, past) shigged (past)

Questions

What does shig mean?
A shilling.

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