Before a man gets married he is referred to as the 'stag'; what are his comrades called?
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1Do you mean at a stag party? What are the other party-goers called?– Kit Z. Fox ♦Jun 9, 2011 at 19:41
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@Kit - yeah, that's what I mean.– ninjaPixelJun 9, 2011 at 19:45
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2His wingmen? :P– BBischofJun 9, 2011 at 21:14
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The stag's mate is the doe :)– F'xJun 9, 2011 at 23:32
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7Staggerers, by the end of the night.– CallithumpianJun 10, 2011 at 1:13
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Can't find anything other than male friends or men:
stag party |støg ˈpɑrdi|
noun
a celebration held for a man shortly before his wedding, attended by his male friends only.
• any party attended by men only.
NOAD
Edit:
Well, now, hold on. This (from an 1897 slang dictionary) might be getting us somewhere:
If there's anything to this etymology, then it's quite clear that the other stag partygoers are the feeble fools of the herd.
answered Jun 10, 2011 at 1:16
A (new ?) humorous usage via the movie "The Hangover" is the wolfpack.
