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shagaholic en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From shag (“to have sexual intercourse with”) + -aholic.

Meanings

1. (UK, slang) A person who is addicted to sex.
   • Myers may still be having fun with his shagaholic spy, as well as the rest of the characters he plays, but he's the only one still laughing. 2002 December 12, Alison Kerr, “Videos”, in The Herald, Glasgow:
   • "I suppose in some ways I was a shagaholic," [Roger Daltrey] says, chewing on a fig from a fruit platter. "I just liked female company on the road." 2008 December 7, David Segal, “The Kennedy Center Honors: Roger Daltrey & Pete Townshend”, in The Washington Post:
   • You young 'uns might not believe this, but Michael Caine burst on to the screen as a bona fide sex symbol thanks to Alfie, about a Cockney shagaholic who made the most of the Swinging '60s. 1999 June 29, “Pianist Steve Koven and the Steve Koven Trio perform at the Downtown Jazz Festival”, in Toronto Star:

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Synonyms

sexaholic