shagged
adjective, verb
shagged is spelled S-H-A-G-G-E-D: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, shagged means “Having or covered with shaggy hair” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in shagged?
| Letters | 7: S-H-A-G-G-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,179th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is shagged?
Shagged appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce shagged?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-shagged.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of shagged
- more shagged comparative
- most shagged superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shagged mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
rareHaving or covered with shaggy hair.
- 2
obsoleteUnkempt; clothed in rags; ragged.
- 3
obsoleteOf garments and fabrics: having a rough or long nap.
- 4
Covered with scrub, trees, or rough or shaggy growth.
- 5
Jagged; having a rough, uneven surface.
- 6
Of hair: long; rough; shaggy.
- 7
slangvulgarExtremely tired.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of shag
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shagged come from?
From Old English sceacgede, from sceacga (“hair”), from Proto-Germanic *skaggiją (“beard, stem”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kek-, *(s)keg- (“to jump, move, hurry”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).