Etymology

shaggy

shag·gy
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Today it means: Having long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur or wool. Full definition →

English shag ← Middle English *schagge ← Old English sċeacga
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The story

  1. Old Englishsċeacga
  2. Middle English*schagge
  3. Englishshag
  4. English todayshaggy

From shag + -y.

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