"rough, coarse, unkempt," 1590s, from shag (n.) + -y (2). Related: Shaggily; shagginess. Earlier was shagged, from Old English sceacgede "hairy;" compare Old Norse skeggjaðr, Danish skægget "bearded." The shaggy-dog story as a type of joke is attested from 1944, perhaps from vaudeville.
双语例句
1. He had thick brown hair and shaggy brows.
他一头浓密的棕色头发，眉毛乱糟糟的。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Tim has longish, shaggy hair.
蒂姆留着蓬乱的长发。
来自柯林斯例句
3. a shaggy mane of hair
一头蓬乱的长发
来自《权威词典》
4. His shaggy grey hair fell loosely across his brow.
