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shug

Pronunciation: /ʃʌɡ/

The English word “shug” has 3 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To writhe the body so as to produce friction against one's clothes, as do those who have the itch.
  2. To crawl; to sneak.

noun

  1. A term of endearment.

Etymology

From Middle English shuggen, shoggen, schoggen (“to shake, shake off, mix by shaking, tremble, shake loose from one's clothing”), probably a variant of Middle English schokken (“to move rapidly, shake, push”), from Middle Low German schocken (“to shake, tremble”). See schokken.

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