Sentence examples for shug from inspiring English sources
shug
To writhe the body so as to produce friction against one's clothes, as do those who have the itch.
"shug" is not a word that is used in Standard English. It is an informal term that has its origins in African American Vernacular English (AAVE). It is often used as an expression of affection or love, similar to "honey" or "sweetie". For example, "Aww, shug, don't worry, I'm sure everything will be alright.".
Shug is introduced to Celie's household by Mister, who has a jones for her, but she turns out to be Celie's Sapphic salvation instead.
(He brings the ailing Shug to stay at their house).
The intimacy between the two women is hard-won: Shug is defensive about her relationship with Mister, and Celie resents having to take care of yet another person in his life.
Shug knows her own desires and acts on them; she is a whole woman with a whole name.
In 2015 Hudson made her Broadway debut in a stage adaptation of Alice Walker's The Color Purple; she earned acclaim for her portrayal of blues singer Shug Avery.
But Oxbow's Preakness success none the less consolidated the romantic gains made by Orb, in himself satisfying the patient Derby quest of his admired, old school connections – notably his trainer, Shug McGaughey.
To sing solo is to take a stand, to take up space in the world, to broadcast your identity, which is why the agent of liberation in Walker's story is a free-spirited blues singer named Shug Avery (the vivacious Elisabeth Withers-Mendes, making an impressive Broadway début).
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