Stag (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. an adult male deer.
  2. a man who attends a social gathering unaccompanied by a woman.
  3. stag party.
  4. a domesticated boar or bull castrated after maturation of the sexual organs.
  5. a speculator who buys securities of a new issue in the hope of selling them quickly at a higher price.
verb (used without object), stagged, stag·ging.
  1. (of a man) to attend a social function without a female companion.
adjective
  1. of or for men only: a stag dinner.
  2. intended for male audiences and usually pornographic in content: a stag show.
adverb
  1. without a companion or date: to go stag to a dance.
noun
  1. the adult male of a deer, esp a red deer
  2. a man unaccompanied by a woman at a social gathering
  3. stock exchange, British
    • a speculator who applies for shares in a new issue in anticipation of a rise in price when trading commences in order to make a quick profit on resale
    • (as modifier)
  4. (of a social gathering) attended by men only
  5. pornographic in content
adverb
  1. without a female escort
verb (tr)
  1. to apply for (shares in a new issue) with the intention of selling them for a quick profit when trading commences
Stag (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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