English Explanatory Dictionary

collie-shangie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A loud quarrelsome fight.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒliˌʃɑŋi/

Word forms

collie-shangie collie-shangies collieshangie

Etymology

From Scots collie-shangie, from collie (“a breed of dog”), and shangie (“an object tied to a dog's tail”). The frustration of having a shangie attached made the highly energetic collies irritable and likely to fight.

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