noun
Meaning 1
A loud quarrelsome fight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, archaic
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
collie-shangie
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/ˈkɒliˌʃɑŋi/
History
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.