shuggy

British  

/ ˈʃʌɡɪ /

noun

1. dialect  a swing, as at a fairground

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Etymology

Origin of shuggy

from shog, shug to shake; see _shoogle

Example Sentences

On the wood deck that surrounds the pool of her Hollywood Hills home, Paulson scoots around every so often in a billowy seafoam lounge dress to tend to the dogs: There’s her quarantine-adopted rescue, Winnie, as well as Luther and Shuggy — she’s dog-sitting the pair for friend and “Impeachment” co-star Elizabeth Reaser.

From Los Angeles Times

Here a body of Scyths, clad in shuggy skins, retreated sullenly; there a band of dark-skinned Libyans ran like a herd of frightened cattle, casting away their clubs and stone-tipped spears; Arabs, Egyptians, Indians, Assyrians, fled in panic, each man seeking to place his neighbor behind him.

From Project Gutenberg