stag
an adult male deer.
a man who attends a social gathering unaccompanied by a woman.
Informal. stag party.
a domesticated boar or bull castrated after maturation of the sexual organs.
British. a speculator who buys securities of a new issue in the hope of selling them quickly at a higher price.
Informal. (of a man) to attend a social function without a female companion.
of or for men only: a stag dinner.
intended for male audiences and usually pornographic in content: a stag show.
without a companion or date: to go stag to a dance.
Origin of stag
1Other words from stag
- staglike, adjective
Words Nearby stag
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How to use stag in a sentence
It’s hard to drag your thoughts away from Mahomes’s pure physicality, the strange combination of brawn and lithe movement, the supple slinging throws, the dodging stag legs.
Patrick Mahomes has unmatched physical gifts. His intellect might be what sets him apart. | Sally Jenkins | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostAnd there happens to be a rock with stag on top of it as a monument right outside of town.
When "Paula" stalled at stag, Salinger must have been relieved.
What the Leaked J.D. Salinger Stories Reveal About the Author | Andrew Romano | November 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSalinger retooled it, retitled it "Paula," and sold it to stag, a middlebrow publication for men.
What the Leaked J.D. Salinger Stories Reveal About the Author | Andrew Romano | November 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST“President Zal ul-Haq refused me entry to his entourage, saying it was a stag party,” Mustafa told the audience.
Portraits Of Courage: Female Journalists Honored At International Women’s Media Foundation Awards | Katie Baker | October 24, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
According to Eade, in his youth Philip was a member of a lunch club that enjoyed “rip-roaring stag parties” every Thursday.
Sometimes when the children were playing in the snow, they found the antlers of a full-grown stag.
The Later Cave-Men | Katharine Elizabeth DoppI did not realize it until that early morning when I heard the moving feet, as one hears dogs on the hurrying heels of a stag.
Kari the Elephant | Dhan Gopal MukerjiI looked up and there was a stag whose nostrils were quivering with excitement as if he scented the music.
Kari the Elephant | Dhan Gopal MukerjiI thought I saw weasels way below, and in the distance I felt the stag disturbing the leaves of small plants.
Kari the Elephant | Dhan Gopal MukerjiIt was an untried leap to the farmer, who nevertheless went at it like a thunderbolt and cleared it like a stag.
Hunted and Harried | R.M. Ballantyne
British Dictionary definitions for stag
/ (stæɡ) /
the adult male of a deer, esp a red deer
a man unaccompanied by a woman at a social gathering
stock exchange, British
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
(as modifier): stag operations
(modifier) (of a social gathering) attended by men only
(modifier) pornographic in content: a stag show
without a female escort
stock exchange to apply for (shares in a new issue) with the intention of selling them for a quick profit when trading commences
Origin of stag
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with stag
In addition to the idiom beginning with stag
- stage fright
- stage whisper
- stag party
also see:
- go stag
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