shug

S1H4U1G2
/ʃʌɡ//ʃʊɡ/

verb

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

“I'll be with you in a moment, shug.”

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OriginMiddle English shuggen ← Middle Low German schocken →
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Meanings

shug1

verbshug (third-person singular simple present shugs, present participle shugging, simple past and past participle shugged)

present singular third person shugs · participle present shugging · participle past shugged · past shugged

  1. UKdialectalobsoleteTo writhe the body so as to produce friction against one's clothes, as do those who have the itch.

    the Comtesse Leinsengen again shugged her shoulders , drew her shawl around her , and was preparing to depart

    1830, Lady Charlotte Campbell Bury, The Exclusives
  2. UKdialectalobsoleteTo crawl; to sneak.

    There I'll shug in and get a noble countenance.

    1621, John Ford, Thomas Dekker, William Rowley, The Witch of Edmonton

shug2

nounshug (plural shugs)

plural shugs · alternative sug · alternative shoog

  1. countableA term of endearment.

    I'll be with you in a moment, shug.

    Synonyms: babber, babe, precious, bae, baby, babycakes, bubba, bully

Shug3

proper noun
  1. A Scottish nickname usually applied to people with the first name Hew or Hugh or other spellings of this name.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA term of endearment.

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Origin

shug · verb

  1. Middle Low Germanschocken“to shake, tremble”
  2. Middle Englishshuggen
  3. Englishshug

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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shug · noun

Shortening of sugar.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with shug

jugggoogglogg
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Anagrams

gush
Cite this entry
APA

shug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shug

MLA

“shug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shug. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shug,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shug.

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