Dictionary  stagPronunciation: (stag), [key] —n., v., stagged, stag•ging, —adj., adv. —n. 1. an adult male deer. 2. the male of various other animals. 3. a man who attends a social gathering unaccompanied by a woman. 4. Informal.See stag party. 5. a swine or bull castrated after maturation of the sex organs. 6. Brit.a speculator who buys securities of a new issue in the hope of selling them quickly at a higher price. —v.i. Informal.(of a man) to attend a social function without a female companion. —adj. 1. of or for men only: a stag dinner. 2. 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.
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