shug
Plural: shugs
Verb
- To writhe the body so as to produce friction against one's clothes, as do those who have the itch.
- To crawl; to sneak.
Noun
- A term of endearment.
Examples
- I'll be with you in a moment, shug.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English shuggen, shoggen, schoggen (“to shake, shake off, mix by shaking, tremble, shake loose from one's clothing”), probably a variant of Middle English schokken (“to move rapidly, shake, push”), from Middle Low German schocken (“to shake, tremble”). See schokken.
Synonyms
Wearside), babber, babe, baby, babycakes, bae, bubba, bully, buttercup, cabbage, chickabiddy, chickadee, chuck, cupcake, cutie, dag, darling, dear, dear heart, dearest, dearie, dearling, dialectal (chiefly Geordie, doll, doodlebug, dove, duck, ducky, dumpling, fam, heart, heartface, heartling, heartmate, hinny, hon, honey, honey bun, honeybug, honeybunch, honeybunny, honeycakes, honeypie, informal or poetic), jewel, jo, kidder, lambchop, lambkin, lass (archaic except UK, liefling, little one, love, lovebug, loveling, lovie, luvvy, m'dear, miting, moppet, mopsy, mouse, muffin, muss, old bean, old sport, pally, pet, petal, poppet, pug, pumpkin, pussums, pussy, sausage, schnookums, shug, snicklefritz, snookums, snuggums, squishy, sug, sugar, sugar baby, sugar beet, sugar-plum, sugarpie, sweet pea, sweetcheeks, sweetheart, sweetie, sweetie pie, sweetling, sweets, treasure, woobie
Scrabble Score: 0
shug: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionaryshug: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
shug: not valid in International Collins CSW Dictionary