wag
[ wag ]
/ wæg /
verb (used with object), wagged, wag·ging.
verb (used without object), wagged, wag·ging.
noun
the act of wagging: a friendly wag of the tail.
a person given to droll, roguish, or mischievous humor; wit.
Origin of wag
1175–1225; Middle English
waggen < Old Norse
vaga to sway, or
vagga cradle
OTHER WORDS FROM wag
wag·ger, noun un·wagged, adjectiveWords nearby wag
wafs,
waft,
waftage,
wafter,
wafture,
wag,
wage,
wage determination,
wage differential,
wage earner,
wage incentive
Example sentences from the Web for wag
British Dictionary definitions for wag (1 of 4)
wag
1
/ (wæɡ) /
verb wags, wagging or wagged
to move or cause to move rapidly and repeatedly from side to side or up and down
to move (the tongue) or (of the tongue) to be moved rapidly in talking, esp in idle gossip
to move (the finger) or (of the finger) to be moved from side to side, in or as in admonition
slang
to play truant (esp in the phrase wag it)
noun
the act or an instance of wagging
Word Origin for wag
C13: from Old English
wagian to shake; compare Old Norse
vagga cradle
British Dictionary definitions for wag (2 of 4)
wag
2
/ (wæɡ) /
noun
a humorous or jocular person; wit
Derived forms of wag
waggery, noun waggish, adjective waggishly, adverb waggishness, nounWord Origin for wag
C16: of uncertain origin
British Dictionary definitions for wag (3 of 4)
Wag
/ (wæɡ) /
noun
informal
the wife or girlfriend of a famous sportsman
Word Origin for Wag
C21: a back formation from an acronym for
w (
ives)
a (
nd)
g (
irlfriends)
British Dictionary definitions for wag (4 of 4)
WAG
abbreviation for
(West Africa) Gambia (international car registration)
Idioms and Phrases with wag
wag
see tail wagging the dog; tongues wag.