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▪ I. sheep-shagging, n. slang (Brit., Irish English, Austral. and N.Z.). Brit. |ˈʃiːpʃagɪŋ|, U.S. |ˈʃipˌʃægɪŋ| [‹ sheep n. + shagging n.2 and adj. at shag v.3 Derivatives Compare sheepshagger n.] Usually as part of an insult or derogatory suggestion, esp. directed at a man from a rural region: sexual intercourse with sheep.
1958B. Behan Borstal Boy iii. 195 You never see a Taffy in for knocking off. Only sheep-shagging. 1978B. Norman To nick Good Body iii. 13 Every kind of crime from..domestic murders..to sheep-shagging. 1992Independent (Nexis) 25 Aug. 15 When they ask an audience for a few suggestions..there are some they can rely on. ‘Toilets, sheep-shagging and vibrators... They come up time after time.’ 2003Austral. Mag. (Nexis) 26 July 1 It's really hard for New Zealand to get known for anything other than sheep-shagging and when we do get something like Split Enz, Australia comes along and steals it. ▪ II. sheep-shagging, a. slang (chiefly Brit.). derogatory. Brit. |ˈʃiːpʃagɪŋ|, U.S. |ˈʃipˌʃægɪŋ| [‹ sheep n. + shagging n.2 and adj. at shag v.3 Derivatives Compare earlier sheepshagger n., sheep-shagging n.] Designating a man who (it is suggested) engages in sexual intercourse with sheep. Usually as a term of abuse: designating a man from a rural region; (of a place) rural, hilly.
1992Re: Scottish Football in rec.sport.soccer (Usenet newsgroup) 17 Feb. They are also called ‘sheep shagging bastards’. 1999C. Brookmyre One Fine Day in Middle of Night (2000) 350 Ya brainless fuckin' sheep-shaggin' hill-billy, in-bred teuchter numpty. 2000R. J. Evans Entertainment iv. 48 Down to the city from the sheep-shagging valleys. |