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- Dictionarywag/waɡ/
noun
- 1. a person who makes jokes; a joker: "one wag shouted, ‘On that count you've got about three supporters!’"
- 2. a person who plays truant: informal Australian, New Zealand "Boogie plays the wag from school"
verb
- 1. play truant from (school): informal Australian, New Zealand "he began hanging out with bad people and wagging school"
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1. : to swing to and fro or up and down especially with quick jerky motions : switch. a dog wagging its tail. specifically : to nod (the head) or shake (a finger) at (as in assent or mild reproof) 2. : to move (the tongue) animatedly in conversation. wagger noun. 2 of 3. noun (1) : an act of wagging : shake. wag. 3 of 3.
WAG definition: 1. (especially of a tail or finger) to move from side to side or up and down, especially quickly…. Learn more.
Wag definition: to move from side to side, forward and backward, or up and down, especially rapidly and repeatedly. See examples of WAG used in a sentence.
A wag is a quick, back-and-forth movement. A scolding teacher might give you an irritated wag of a finger, while a happy dog will give you a cheerful tail wag. Animals and people alike use wags to communicate various emotions, and when they do, they wag.
1. to move or cause to move rapidly and repeatedly from side to side or up and down. 2. to move (the tongue) or (of the tongue) to be moved rapidly in talking, esp in idle gossip. 3. to move (the finger) or (of the finger) to be moved from side to side, in or as in admonition. 4. slang to play truant (esp in the phrase wag it) n.
A wag is someone who makes jokes. [humorous, or old-fashioned] He's a bit of a wag, his dad. As one wag observed, the only people completely free from stress are the dead. Synonyms: joker, comic, wit, comedian More Synonyms of wag. 5. See tongues wag. 6. the tail is wagging the dog. More Synonyms of wag.
WAG definition: 1. If a dog wags its tail, it moves it from side to side. 2. If you wag your finger, you move it…. Learn more.
