stag

American  

[stag] / stæg /

noun

1. an adult male deer.

2. a man who attends a social gathering unaccompanied by a woman.

3. Informal. stag party.

4. a domesticated boar or bull castrated after maturation of the sexual organs.

5. British. a speculator who buys securities of a new issue in the hope of selling them quickly at a higher price.

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verb (used without object)

stagged, stagging

1. Informal. (of a man) to attend a social function without a female companion.

adjective

1. of or for men only.

   a stag dinner.

2. intended for male audiences and usually pornographic in content.

   a stag show.

adverb

1. without a companion or date.

   to go stag to a dance.

stag British  

/ stæɡ /

noun

1. the adult male of a deer, esp a red deer

2. a man unaccompanied by a woman at a social gathering

3. stock exchange

   1. 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

   2. ( as modifier )

      stag operations

4. (modifier) (of a social gathering) attended by men only

5. (modifier) pornographic in content

   a stag show

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adverb

1. without a female escort

verb

1. stock exchange to apply for (shares in a new issue) with the intention of selling them for a quick profit when trading commences

stag Idioms  

More idioms and phrases containing stag

• go stag

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Other Word Forms

• staglike adjective

Etymology

Origin of stag

First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English stagge; akin to Old Norse steggi, steggr “male bird” (giving rise to northern English dialect steg “gander”), Icelandic steggur “male fox, tomcat”

Related Words

• bash
• celebration
• dance
• festivity
• fiesta
• function
• jamboree
• pageant
• prom
• shindig