wag
Meaning of wag
verb
- (especially with reference to an animal's tail) move or cause to move rapidly to and fro.
his tail began to wag
the dog went out, wagging its tail
- a single rapid movement from side to side.
a chirpy wag of the head
Middle English (as a verb): from the Germanic base of Old English wagian ‘to sway’.
noun- a person who makes jokes; a joker.
one wag shouted, ‘On that count you've got about three supporters!’
- a person who plays truant.
Boogie plays the wag from school
verb
play truant from (school).
mid 16th century (denoting a young man or mischievous boy, also used as a term of endearment to an infant): probably from obsolete waghalter ‘person likely to be hanged’ (see wag1, halter).
noun
a wife or girlfriend of a sports player, typically characterized as having a high media profile and a glamorous lifestyle.
early 21st century: from the acronym WAGs ‘wives and girlfriends’.
abbreviation, symbol
Gambia (international vehicle registration).
from West Africa Gambia .
Information about wag
- The plural form of wag is: wags.
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Hyphenation of wag
wag
- It consists of 1 syllables and 3 chars.
- wag is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
wag synonyms
Meaning wit:
Meaning waggle:
Meaning move or cause to move back and forth or from side to side while suspended or on an axis:
Meaning move or cause to move slowly or rhythmically backwards and forwards or from side to side:
Meaning move with a hissing or rushing sound:
Meaning change the position, direction, or focus of:
Meaning tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion:
Meaning give or cause to give a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement:
Meaning (of a bird or other winged creature) flap (its wings) quickly and lightly:
Meaning move in a quivering way; flicker:
Meaning beat (a person or animal) with a whip or similar instrument, especially as a punishment or to urge them on:
Meaning move or swing back and forth in a regular rhythm:
Meaning move continuously and rapidly to and fro:
Meaning move or go with a smooth up-and-down motion:
Meaning movement back and forth in a regular rhythm:
Meaning an instance of vibrating:
Meaning the action of moving smoothly up and down:
Meaning a wiggling movement:
Meaning an unsteady movement from side to side:
Meaning a long body of water curling into an arched form and breaking on the shore:
Meaning a bold or extravagant gesture or action, made especially to attract attention:
Meaning wave or flourish (something, especially a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement:
Meaning a person who is fond of joking:
Meaning a person who habitually plays the fool:
Meaning a humorous writer, performer, or artist:
Meaning a comedian:
Meaning a person who is or thinks themselves to be amusing or entertaining:
Meaning a female comedian:
Meaning a person fond of making or telling jokes:
Meaning a person fond of playing pranks:
Meaning a playful, extrovert person:
Meaning a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person:
Meaning a ridiculous but amusing person; a clown:
Meaning a person who is good fun or amusing company:
Meaning care taken to avoid danger or mistakes:
Translation of wag
- French: sécher, brosser, skipper, courber, buissonner, bâcher, foxer, loafer, gatter, jigger
- Portuguese: matar
- German: schwänzen, blaumachen
- Spanish: fumarse, evadirse
- Italian: bigiare, segare, marinare
Anagrams of wag
Words that rhyme with wag
awag, scalawag, scallawag, skalawag, gwag, wagwag, wigwag, archwag, Stellwag, chinwag, tatterwag, swag, scallywag, tallywag
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