# raise someone's shag

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To anger or annoy someone.

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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