See Also: shag(6)(dictionary)
shag-bag(dictionary)
shag(8)(dictionary)
shag(7)(dictionary)
shag(5)(dictionary)
shag(4)(dictionary)
shag(3)(dictionary)
shag(2)(dictionary)
shag(1)(dictionary)
shag(medicine)

superhuman (iou) and shag(3) (iou)


superhuman (iou)



superhuman adjective & noun. M17.
[Late Latin superhumanus, formed as SUPER- + humanus HUMAN.]
A. adjective.
1. Higher than (that of) a human. M17.
P. P. Read The one article of Christian belief which confirms him as a superhuman being is his resurrection.
2. Beyond normal human capability, stature, etc. E19.
G. Durrell We had, after superhuman efforts, got them to eat avocado pears.
B. noun. That which is superhuman; a superhuman being. L19.
G. B. Shaw Beware of the pursuit of the Superhuman: it leads to..contempt for the Human.
superhu'manity noun the quality, condition, or fact of being superhuman L18.
superhumanize verb trans. make or represent as superhuman M19.
superhumanly adverb M19.
superhumanness [-n-n-] noun (rare) E20.

shag(3) (iou)



shag noun3. L16.
[from SHAG verb1 (& so perh. repr. two words). Cf. SHAG noun4.]
I. A shake. Only in L16.
The refuse of barley, corn, oats, etc. Cf. SHACK noun1 1. Scot. & dial. E19.
II.
An act of copulation. coarse slang. M20.