stag

verb

stagged; stagging

transitive verb

British

: to spy on

intransitive verb

: to attend a dance or party without a companion

Word History

Etymology

stag (informer)

First Known Use

1796, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Phrases Containing stag

• go stag
• stag beetle
• stag night
• stag party

Rhymes for stag

• ag
• bag
• brag
• dag
• drag
• flag
• gag
• hag
• hagg
• lag
• mag
• nag

Kids Definition

stag

1 of 2 noun

ˈstag 

plural stags

1

or plural stag : an adult male deer especially of one of the larger kinds

2

a

: a social gathering of men only

b

: a man who attends a dance or party unaccompanied by a woman

stag

2 of 2 adjective

1

: intended for men only

a stag party

2

: unaccompanied by someone of the opposite sex

stag adverb