wig

[ wig ]
/ wɪg /
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noun

verb (used with object), wigged, wig·ging.

to furnish with a wig.
British Informal. to reprimand or reprove severely; scold.

Verb Phrases

wig out, Slang.
  1. to be intoxicated with narcotic drugs.
  2. to make or become wildly excited or enthusiastic: She wigs out over every rock star that comes along.

Idioms for wig

    flip one's wig, Slang. lid(def 8).

Origin of wig

First recorded in 1665–75; short for periwig

OTHER WORDS FROM wig

wig·less, adjective wig·like, adjective un·wig, verb (used with object), un·wigged, un·wig·ging.

Words nearby wig

wife-beater, wifehood, wifelike, wifely, wifey, wig, wig out, wig., wigan, wigeon, wigged

British Dictionary definitions for wig out (1 of 2)

wig out

verb

wigs, wigging or wigged (intr, adverb) informal to become extremely excited

Word Origin for wig out

C20: from bigwig

British Dictionary definitions for wig out (2 of 2)

wig
/ (wɪɡ) /

noun

an artificial head of hair, either human or synthetic, worn to disguise baldness, as part of a theatrical or ceremonial dress, as a disguise, or for adornment

verb wigs, wigging or wigged (tr)

obsolete to furnish with a wig
British slang to berate severely
See also wig out

Derived forms of wig

wigged, adjective wigless, adjective wiglike, adjective

Word Origin for wig

C17: shortened from periwig

Idioms and Phrases with wig out (1 of 2)

wig out

Become or make wildly excited or irrational, as in He'll wig out when he gets the bill for that party. This idiom probably alludes to the earlier flip one's wig (see under flip one's lid). [Slang; c. 1950] Also see freak out, def. 2.

Idioms and Phrases with wig out (2 of 2)

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