[shruhg] 
verb, shrugged, shrug⋅ging, noun | 1. | to raise and contract (the shoulders), expressing indifference, disdain, etc. |
| 2. | to raise and contract the shoulders. |
| 3. | the movement of raising and contracting the shoulders. |
| 4. | a short sweater or jacket that ends above or at the waistline. |
| 5. | shrug off,
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| shrug (shrŭg) v. shrugged, shrug·ging, shrugs v. tr. To raise (the shoulders), especially as a gesture of doubt, disdain, or indifference. v. intr. To raise the shoulders, especially as a gesture of doubt, disdain, or indifference. n.
shrug off
[Middle English shruggen.] |
shrug off
Minimize the importance of, as in That nasty review didn't bother him at all; he just shrugged it off. [Early 1900s]
Get rid of, as in She managed to shrug off her drowsiness and keep driving. [Mid-1900s]
Wriggle out of a garment, as in He shrugged off his coat. [First half of 1900s]