shrug 

a term to use when bashful about using the word 'date' with a person of the opposite sex (or same sex if you swing that way). endogenous to Rutgers University, New Brunswick campus

"Well, this is only our second ::shrug::"

shrug by srtsfghdf December 13, 2006

shrug 

a person that doesnt know what group they fall into socially.

what are you?
(shrugs)
im a shrug.

shrug by kilby November 18, 2006

Shrug 

When a dude fellates himself.

Dude 1- Dude, yesterday I shrugged like 50 times! My traps are so sore!

Dude 2- Oh Jeebus, I hate it when that happens.

Shrug by Ilikadaghonorrhea January 7, 2012

Shrug 

A clueless or ignorant person with a narrow point of view.

-What is metamorphosis
-I really don't know, maybe ask Freddie?
-Why bother he's such a shrug!

Shrug by TartdyTardis June 29, 2016

Shrug 

A Cockroach that does completely nothing

Person 1: Omg, you're such a shrug
Person 2: (Does nothing) huh

Shrug by Shrug eater March 29, 2019

*shrug* 

Signalling to another via the medium of text the fact you are carrying out an action, in this case, the movement of raising the shoulders, which highlights the point you are basically saying 'I don't know' or 'whatever' but in a non-verbal manner.

Rob: Guys who is the coolest person ever?
Jen: *shrug*
Pete: *shrug*
Fred: *shrug*
Greg: I KNOW! I KNOW! It has to be rob!
Rob: Yes Greg. Yes it is.

*shrug* by Ossie September 20, 2005

/shrug 

The way the cool hip kids type 'shrug' or instead of searching shrug text emoji on Google and copy and pasting ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ on forums.

*something that induces a shrug on a forum*
Brian: /shrug

/shrug by LordRighteousness September 3, 2017