What is "stag"

Steg \Steg\ (st[e^]g), n. [Icel. steggr the male of several animals. Cf. Stag.] (Zo["o]l.) A gander. [Written also stag.] [Prov. Eng.]
--Halliwell.

late 12c., probably from Old English stagga "a stag," from Proto-Germanic *stag-, from PIE *stegh- "to prick, sting" (see sting (v.)). The Old Norse equivalent was used of male foxes, tomcats, and dragons; and the Germanic root word perhaps originally meant "male animal in its prime." Meaning "pertaining to or composed of males only" (stag party) is American English slang from 1848. Stag film "pornographic movie" is attested from 1968. Stag beetle, so called for its" horns," is from 1680s.

adv. Of a man, attending a formal social function without a date. n. 1 An adult male deer. 2 A colt, or filly. 3 (context by extension obsolete English) A romping girl. 4 An improperly or late castrated bull or ram – called also a bull seg. See the Note under ox. 5 An outside irregular dealer in stocks, who is not a member of the exchange. 6 One who applies for the allotment of shares in new projects, with a view to sell immediately at a premium, and not to hold the stock. 7 The European wren, (taxlink Troglodyles troglodytes species noshow=1). 8 (context usually attributive English) An unmarried male, a bachelor; a male not accompanying a female at a social event. 9 A social event for males held in honor of a groom on the eve of his wedding, attended by male friends of the groom, sometimes a fund-raiser. 10 A stag beetle. vb. 1 (context intransitive British English) To act as a "stag", an irregular dealer in stocks. 2 (context transitive English) To watch; to dog, or keep track of.

1. v. attend a dance or a party without a female companion

2. give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" [syn: denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch]

3. watch, observe, or inquire secretly [syn: spy, snoop, sleuth]

1. n. male red deer [syn: hart]

2. adult male deer

Stag usually refers to an adult male deer.

Stag or Stags may also refer to:

Stag is the eighth album by Melvins, which was released in 1996 through Atlantic Records.

'' STAG: A Test of Love'' is a reality TV show hosted by Tommy Habeeb. Each episode profiles an engaged couple a week or two before their wedding. The cameras then follow the groom on his bachelor party. The next day, Habeeb shows a highlight tape to the groom's fiancee to get her reaction.

The show is produced by Tommy Habeeb Enterprises and distributed by American Television Distribution. Uncensored versions of STAG air on Events iN Demand Pay-Per-View in the US and Canada, and are available on DVD from Amazon.com

'Stag ' is the debut solo album by Amy Ray of Indigo Girls, released in 2001 on her Daemon Records label. On it she is accompanied by The Butchies, the Rockateens, Joan Jett, Josephine Wiggs and Kate Schellenbach. She attributes the Butchies with contributing a punk rock influence to some of the songs.

Stag is a 1997 American thriller film, directed by Gavin Wilding, made for HBO and later released theatrically after drawing large ratings. Stag features an ensemble cast including Ben Gazzara, Andrew McCarthy, Taylor Dayne, Mario Van Peebles, Lawrence Leritz, William McNamara, John Henson, Kevin Dillon, and Jerry Stiller. It was produced by Lions Gate Entertainment.

Stag was the name of various American men's magazines published from the 1930s through at least the 1990s.

Stag is a British black comedy television serial created by Jim Field Smith and George Kay, starring Jim Howick, Stephen Campbell Moore, Pilou Asbæk, JJ Feild, Rufus Jones, Amit Shah, Reece Shearsmith, and Tim Key. The three-part series, directed by Jim Field Smith from his scripts co-written with George Kay, began broadcasting on BBC Two, in the United Kingdom, on 27 February 2016.