sheepshagger

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word sheepshagger. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word sheepshagger, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say sheepshagger in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word sheepshagger you have here. The definition of the word sheepshagger will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofsheepshagger, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: sheep-shagger and sheep shagger

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Alternative forms

Etymology

From sheep +‎ shagger; originally military slang. First used in the 1950s.

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.
    • 1958, John Le Carré, The Naive and Sentimental Lover:
      "Landlord, you're a lowlander and a sheep-shagger and you come from Gerrard's Cross. Goodnight."
    • 1958, Mark Bence-Jones, Paradise Escaped, iv. 73:
      I used to know a Rockburn once... He was in the Sheep Shaggers.
    • 1982, Private Eye, 2 July, 11/1:
      She is now back and planning a Victory Parade not to mention her own visit to the newly reconquered territories to receive the homage of the grateful sheepshaggers, all fifty-nine of them.
    • 1992, Ian Pattison, More Rab C. Nesbitt Scripts, section 62:
      Who are you calling a sheepshagger?
    • 2003, Ian Rankin, The Falls:
      ...he'd yelled from his window, giving each sheep-shagger and country bumpkin the finger as he got on the mobile...
  2. (British, slang, derogatory) A term of abuse for inhabitants of various countries or regions which have large populations of sheep.
    1. A person from Wales.
      • 2007, Extras (TV series), Christmas Special:
        Shaun: It's so easy to have a go at a bloke who looks like you, you're just easy pickings, and it's... [trails off and shakes his head]
        Darren: "Sheepshagger" they've said sometimes as well.
        Shaun: I thought "sheepshagger" was Welsh.
        Darren: No, it can be Bristol as well.
    2. A person from New Zealand.
    3. A supporter of Derby County F.C., a reference to the club nickname of The Rams.

See also

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia