shruggy en · ADJ
Etymology
From shrug + -y.
Meanings
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Resembling or characteristic of a shrug (gesture).
FANNY turns slowly to TILDA. TILDA gives a little, shruggy, affectionate gesture, as if to apologise.
1980, David Edgar, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby:
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(informal) Inclined to shrug; uncaring or apathetic.
I want to say, “Then why were you all shruggy and silent and abandon-your-friends-ish?” But he did endure youth group with me. So maybe they sort of even out.
2012, Lucas Klauss, Everything You Need to Survive the Apocalypse, page 41:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more shruggy | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most shruggy | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |