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stagged

stag
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [stag]
    • /stæg/
    • /stægd /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stag]
    • /stæg/

Definitions of stagged word

  • noun stagged an adult male deer. 1
  • noun stagged the male of various other animals. 1
  • noun stagged a man who attends a social gathering unaccompanied by a woman. 1
  • noun stagged Informal. stag party. 1
  • noun stagged a swine or bull castrated after maturation of the sex organs. 1
  • noun stagged British. a speculator who buys securities of a new issue in the hope of selling them quickly at a higher price. 1

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Origin of stagged

First appearance:

before 1150
One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English stagge; akin to Old Norse steggi, steggr male bird (> E (north dial.) steg gander), Icelandic steggur male fox, tomcat

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Stagged

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

stagged popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

stagged usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for stagged

noun stagged

  • did — Did is the past tense of do1.

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