# shug

> English word · Verb · IPA /ʃʌɡ/ · frequency rank #92,070

## Definitions
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.

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shug