SHAG-BAGADJ.
shabby and worthless; poor in quality ...1888 colloq. NOUN a poor, shabby or worthless fellow; an idle, ragged vagabond ...a1700 colloq. VERB to loiter, to lounge about, to shirk work ...B1900 Eng. dial. ETYMOLOGY a jingling alteration of 'shake-bag' - a rogue, scoundrel (obs.) FIRST DOCUMENTED USE a1700 - A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew, B.E. (Gent), 1899 - Shag-bag a poor, shabby fellow SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 • An Universal Etymological English Dictionary, Nathan Bailey, 1737 • The English Dialect Dictionary, Joseph Wright, 1898-1905 • A Glossary of Provincial and Local Words Used in England, Francis Grose, 1839
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