"shagtastic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ʃæɡˈtæstɪk/ Audio: En-au-shagtastic.ogg [Australia] Forms: more shagtastic [comparative], most shagtastic [superlative]
Etymology: shag + -tastic. Popularized by the Austin Powers movies. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shag|tastic}} shag + -tastic Head templates: {{en-adj}} shagtastic (comparative more shagtastic, superlative most shagtastic)
  1. (British, slang) brilliant, with implications of sexual intercourse. Tags: British, slang
    Sense id: en-shagtastic-en-adj-eIuLekBy Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -tastic

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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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