stag
Pronunciation: (stag), [key]
— n., v., adj., adv. stagged, stag•ging,
—n.
- an adult male deer.
- the male of various other animals.
- a man who attends a social gathering unaccompanied by a woman.
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- a swine or bull castrated after maturation of the sex organs.
- a speculator who buys securities of a new issue in the hope of selling them quickly at a higher price.
—v.i.
- (of a man) to attend a social function without a female companion.
—adj.
- of or for men only: a stag dinner.
- intended for male audiences and usually pornographic in content: a stag show.
—adv.
- without a companion or date: to go stag to a dance.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.