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- noun archaic, Scotland A
quarrel , afight .
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From the 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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bilby commented on the word collie-shangie
See collieshangie.
April 24, 2009