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Reference to: Players with difficult to pronounce names are christened as 'Shug'
Derivations: Shuggy, Shuggy Bear
Started: Since first foreign player came mostly likely…
Definition
Shug is a nickname given to any player by his fellow Scottish players when the said player has a difficult to pronounce name.
This has included such classics from far back including:
Shug is actually an old Scottish nickname, and is mostly commonly used as a nickname for those named Hugh.
The Scottish vernacular doesn't take easily to various pronunciations of foreign names, so anglicised variations help, and 'Shug' has become a term of endearment.
Long may it continue.