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Shrug vs Shug - What's the difference?

shrug | shug |

As verbs the difference between shrug and shug

is that shrug is to raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern, (formerly) dread, etc while shug is to writhe the body so as to produce friction against one's clothes, as do those who have the itch.

As a noun shrug

is a lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference.

As a proper noun Shug is

a Scottish nickname usually applied to people with the first name Hew or Hugh or other spellings of this name.

shrug

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference.
  • He dismissed my comment with a shrug .
  • A cropped, cardigan-like garment with short or long sleeves, typically knitted.
  • Verb

    (shrugg)
  • (ambitransitive) To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern, (formerly) dread, etc.
  • ''I asked him for an answer and he just shrugged .
    When he saw the problem, he just shrugged and started fixing it.
  • * Addison
  • He shrugs his shoulders when you talk of securities.

    shug

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A Scottish nickname usually applied to people with the first name Hew or Hugh or other spellings of this name.