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stag
[stag]
noun
an adult male deer.
a man who attends a social gathering unaccompanied by a woman.
Informal.stag party.
a domesticated boar or bull castrated after maturation of the sexual organs.
British.a speculator who buys securities of a new issue in the hope of selling them quickly at a higher price.
verb (used without object)
Informal.(of a man) to attend a social function without a female companion.
adjective
of or for men only.
a stag dinner.
intended for male audiences and usually pornographic in content.
a stag show.
adverb
without a companion or date.
to go stag to a dance.
stag
/ æɡ /
noun
the adult male of a deer, esp a red deer
a man unaccompanied by a woman at a social gathering
stock exchange
a speculator who applies for shares in a new issue in anticipation of a rise in price when trading commences in order to make a quick profit on resale
( as modifier )
stag operations
(modifier) (of a social gathering) attended by men only
(modifier) pornographic in content
a stag show
adverb
without a female escort
verb
stock exchange to apply for (shares in a new issue) with the intention of selling them for a quick profit when trading commences
Other 51Թ Forms
- staglike adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of stag1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of stag1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Mr Monks, from Cambuslang, near Glasgow, had travelled to the resort on 27 May on a stag party with friends.
In recent decades tracks were marketed to stag and hen parties, or as a fun office night out.
The central issue today, however, is that the world's two great economic superpowers are now facing off against each other like rutting stags.
Ditto former President Obama, who arrived stag and entered the room with his familiar swagger.
And in Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, some locals last month complained of an uptick in stag and hen parties after the town was popularised by BBC crime series Happy Valley.
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