flag shagger

English

Noun

flag shagger (plural flag shaggers)

  1. (UK, slang, derogatory) A fervent nationalist who poses with, or decorates their neighbourhood with, national flags as an indicator of nationalism.
    • 2021, M. J. Dees, Hatred:
      The flag shaggers love it. He's got them all up in arms about the IMP's policy on trade deficits and surpluses.
    • 2024 August 28, Simon Price, “Stop the celebrations – Oasis are the most damaging pop-cultural force in recent British history”, in The Guardian[1]:
      It's no coincidence that Oasis are the band of choice for flag-shaggers and Reform voters – it's remarkable how often their fans have the butcher's apron on their Twitter bios, just as Noel had it painted on his guitar.