as in pornographic
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society
a stash of stag flicks that were hidden in the basement
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Recent Examples of stag
Nouriel Roubini, Time, 13 Oct. 2022
Early illustrations indicated that during Queen Victoria’s reign, mounted stag heads lined the walls, facing enormous chandeliers and a cutout orchestral pit.
—Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 8 Sep. 2022
Scott Phillips, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Between ominous animatronics and irresistibly exaggerated '80s acting, Silent Night, Deadly Night's yuletide kills do not disappoint, featuring a hanging by holiday lights, decapitation via sleigh ride, and impalement by a reindeer (okay, a taxidermied stag, but still).
—Huntley Woods, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Moreover, high debt ratios will create the conditions for stag-flationary debt crises; i.e., the worst of the 1970s and the worst of the post-global-financial-crisis period.
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Tracking shots through vast mansions, majestic overhead shots of the stag hunt and water lapping at the camera lens as a French galley slowly sinks into the ocean serve to immerse the audience in the film’s 19th century European world.
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My son Philip, 33 then, and his wife Madeline drove into the yard after supper.—
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From convenient weeknight supper ideas packed with flavor to pretty tablecloths and settings that will upgrade your Easter entertaining, there are bargains down every aisle of ALDI to serve up fresh inspiration around your house.—
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Presented at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, in 1976 as part of a group show of artists’ books, Santoro’s volume was immediately censored as obscene and offensive.—
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Cybertruck owners have shared displays of hostility from other motorists on a Facebook page, including vulgar notes left on their vehicles and obscene gestures directed at them from passing cars.—
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The childish use of vulgar profanity simply leads peoople to view the speaker as being unable to express his/her view.—
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Along with receiving vulgar comments in person and people taking her picture on campus, the 18-year-old has received vile and sexist messages after her phone number was posted online.—
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Like livestock manure and compost tea, these castings contain beneficial microbes, and they are added to compost piles for faster composting.—
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However, these additions alter tea's nutritional content.—
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Schumer spent nine terms in the House, then ran for one of New York’s Senate seats in 1998, winning a safe blue seat that set him up for life.—
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The department is designed to ensure equitable access to quality education nationwide and enforces protections for students with disabilities, Its dismantling could be more costly for Trump-voting states than blue states, Axios' April Rubin has reported.—
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Their relationship built on mutual admiration has manifested at concerts (John invited Carlile to sing at his final concert at Dodger Stadium in 2022) and soirees (Carlile was one of the most sincere performers at last year’s Gershwin Prize concert honoring John and lyricist Bernie Taupin).—
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Vanity Fair editor in chief Radhika Jones hosted the exclusive soiree and brought together A-list celebrities, Oscar winners, and nominees.—
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His other performances included as Robert De Niro’s nasty henchman in Michael Mann’s Heat (1995); as Marlon Brando’s insane assistant in John Frankenheimer’s The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) and as the suave crook Simon Templar in Phillip Noyce’s The Saint (1997).—
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The veteran forward took a nasty fall with 3:21 left in the fourth quarter, landed hard on his tailbone, and spent minutes down on the court surrounded by teammates and coaches.—
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The tension arose from the fact that Mike—and by proxy, Harvey—might at any moment get caught in this masquerade.—
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Krewes also host masquerade balls, which include kings and queens.—
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“Stag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stag. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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