shruggy

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a shrug (gesture).

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Meanings

adjectiveshruggy (comparative more shruggy, superlative most shruggy)

comparative more shruggy · superlative most shruggy

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a shrug (gesture).

    FANNY turns slowly to TILDA. TILDA gives a little, shruggy, affectionate gesture, as if to apologise.

    1980, David Edgar, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
  2. informalInclined to shrug; uncaring or apathetic.

    I want to say, “Then why were you all shruggy and silent and abandon-your-friends-ish?” But he did endure youth group with me. So maybe they sort of even out.

    2012, Lucas Klauss, Everything You Need to Survive the Apocalypse, page 41

Origin

From shrug + -y.

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