seggs

American  

[segz] / sɛgz /

Or segs

noun

Slang.

1. sex: used to disguise the word online so as to evade filters, or in conversation to avoid offending or alerting others who may overhear.

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Etymology

Origin of seggs

First recorded in 2010–15, by euphemistic distortion

Example Sentences

TikTok coined “quiet quitting,” one of the hallmark phrases of 2022, and introduced a whole new dialect of algospeak — “seggs,” “unalive,” “le dollar bean” — that is now spreading across pop culture.

From New York Times

Bracken and juniper, blaeberry and crowberry; dewdrops here, dewdrops there, sparkling and shimmering; tiny springs of crystal water oozing out from whinstone chinks, gurgling and trickling down pebbled ruts, seen awhile, then unseen, lost in spongy moss and tangled seggs.

From Project Gutenberg

The Ragwort was formerly thought to cure the staggers in horses, and was hence named Stagger wort, or because, says Dr. Prior, it was applied to heal freshly cut young bulls, known as Seggs, or Staggs.

From Project Gutenberg

And now the pale-faced moon serene   Shines down on the waters clear, Where deep, deep among the seggs so green   Lies Ballogie's Lillyfair.

From Project Gutenberg