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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
shrug/ʃrʌɡ/
▶verb (shrugs, shrugging, shrugged) raise (one's shoulders) slightly and momentarily to express doubt, ignorance, or indifference.
■ (shrug something off) dismiss something as unimportant.
▶noun- 1 an act of shrugging one's shoulders.
- 2 a woman's close-fitting cardigan or jacket, cut short at the front and back so that only the arms and shoulders are covered.
– origin ME (in the sense ‘fidget’): of unknown origin.
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