From Middle English schruggen, shrukken, probably of North Germanic origin related to Danish skrugge, skrukke (“to stoop; crouch”), Swedish skruga, skrukka (“to huddle; crouch”), all from or related to Old Norse skrykkva, from Proto-Germanic *skrinkwaną. Compare also Old English scrincan (“to shrink”). More at shrink.
Meanings
A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge about something.
He dismissed my comment with a shrug.
A cropped, cardiganlike garment with short or long sleeves, typically knitted.
From Middle English schruggen, shrukken, probably of North Germanic origin related to Danish skrugge, skrukke (“to stoop; crouch”), Swedish skruga, skrukka (“to huddle; crouch”), all from or related to Old Norse skrykkva, from Proto-Germanic *skrinkwaną. Compare also Old English scrincan (“to shrink”). More at shrink.
Meanings
(ambitransitive) To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern, (formerly) dread, etc.
When he saw the problem, he just shrugged and started fixing it.
I asked him for an answer and he just shrugged.
He[…] shrugs his shoulders when you talk of securities. 1712 January 12 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison; Richard Steele et al.], “TUESDAY, January 2, 1711–1712”, in The Spectator, number 264; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume III, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, →OCLC:
ca s'arronsar d'espatlles (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · cmn 聳 /耸 (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · de mit den Achseln zucken (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · bg вди́гам ра́мене (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · es encoger / alzar los hombros (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · eo ŝultrumi (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · fa شانه بالا انداختن (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · sk pokrčiť plecami (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · es encogerse de hombros (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · ro da din umeri (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · be паці́снуць плячы́ма (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · fi kohauttaa olkiaan (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · ru пожима́ть плеча́ми (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · nl schokschouderen (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · it fare spallucce (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · nl schouders ophalen (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · cs pokrčit rameny (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · ja 肩を窄める (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · pt encolher os ombros (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · mk крене раменици (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · gd crath (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · fr hausser les épaules (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · ru пожа́ть плеча́ми (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · mi hikihiki pakihiwi (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · eo levi la ŝultrojn (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · pl wzruszać ramionami (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · ca arronsar les espatlles (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · sv rycka på axlarna (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · cmn 聳肩 /耸肩 (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · pl wzruszyć ramionami (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · be паціска́ць плячы́ма (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · pt dar de ombros (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · hu vállat rándít (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · uk зни́зувати плечи́ма (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · he מָשַׁךְ בִּכְתֵפַיִם (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · hu vállat von (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · hu megvonja a vállát (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · ja 肩を竦める (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · hy թոթվել ուսերը (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · ko 어깨를 으쓱하다 (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · mk крева раменици (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · sh слегнути раменима (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · sh slegnuti ramenima (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · de mit den Schultern zucken (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · bg вди́гна ра́мене (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · uk зниза́ти плечи́ма (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · fi kohauttaa olkapäitään (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · sl skomigniti z rameni (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · tr omuz silkmek (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · da trække på skuldrene (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) · ar هَزَّ كَتِفَيْن (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.)