"sheepshagger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sheepshaggers [plural]
Etymology: From sheep + shagger; originally military slang. First used in the 1950s. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sheep|shagger}} sheep + shagger Head templates: {{en-noun}} sheepshagger (plural sheepshaggers)
  1. (British, slang) A man who engages in sexual intercourse with sheep; usually used as a slur for a rural person seen as unsophisticated. Tags: British, slang
    Sense id: en-sheepshagger-en-noun-yv1JDVfd Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 23 28 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 24 29 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 24 28 31
  2. (British, slang, derogatory) A term of abuse for inhabitants of various countries or regions which have large populations of sheep.
    A person from Wales.
    Tags: British, derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-sheepshagger-en-noun-fZZvV6tZ Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 23 28 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 24 29 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 24 28 31
  3. (British, slang, derogatory) A term of abuse for inhabitants of various countries or regions which have large populations of sheep.
    A person from New Zealand.
    Tags: British, derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-sheepshagger-en-noun-xnYU1LJm Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 23 28 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 24 29 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 24 28 31
  4. (British, slang, derogatory) A term of abuse for inhabitants of various countries or regions which have large populations of sheep.
    A supporter of Derby County F.C., a reference to the club nickname of The Rams.
    Tags: British, derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-sheepshagger-en-noun-axaRcaKS Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 23 28 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 24 29 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 24 28 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sheep-shagger, sheep shagger Related terms: goatfucker, woolly back

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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