v.
(shrugs, shrugging, shrugged)
raise (one's shoulders) slightly and momentarily to express doubt, ignorance, or indifference.
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(shrug something off)
dismiss something as unimportant.
n.
- an act of shrugging one's shoulders.
- a woman's close-fitting cardigan or jacket, cut short at the front and back so that only the arms and shoulders are covered.
Etymology
ME (in the sense ‘fidget’): of unknown origin.