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wag
[ wag ]
verb (used with object)
- to move from side to side, forward and backward, or up and down, especially rapidly and repeatedly:
a dog wagging its tail.
- to move (the tongue), as in idle or indiscreet chatter.
- to shake (a finger) at someone, as in reproach.
- to move or nod (the head).
verb (used without object)
- to be moved from side to side or one way and the other, especially rapidly and repeatedly, as the head or the tail.
- to move constantly, especially in idle or indiscreet chatter:
Her behavior caused local tongues to wag.
- to get along; travel; proceed:
Let the world wag how it will.
- to totter or sway.
- British Slang. to play truant; play hooky.
noun
- the act of wagging:
a friendly wag of the tail.
- a person given to droll, roguish, or mischievous humor; wit.
WAG
1abbreviation for
- (West Africa) Gambia (international car registration)
Wag
2/ wæɡ /
noun
- informal.the wife or girlfriend of a famous sportsman
wag
3/ wæɡ /
verb
- 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
wag
4/ wæɡ /
noun
- a humorous or jocular person; wit
Derived Forms
- ˈwaggishness, noun
- ˈwaggishly, adverb
- ˈwaggish, adjective
- ˈwaggery, noun
Other Words From
- wagger noun
- un·wagged adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of wag1
Word History and Origins
Origin of wag1
Origin of wag2
Origin of wag3
Idioms and Phrases
see tail wagging the dog ; tongues wag .Example Sentences
From the road one recent morning, black and white Labradors could be seen romping about inside pens, excitedly barking and wagging tails.
“Never judge a book by its contents,” quipped a wag in a porkpie hat as we both regarded the cover of an aging paperback guide to vitamins, for sale on a Broadway sidewalk.
“I remember if I made a hit, he would stand on the sidelines and wag his finger at me. I was like, `You created this.’
"Marvin was a very good boy," Dan McKinley, 27, says, recalling how his four-legged friend went viral on X when TV crews at the 100 weddings event caught him wagging his tail.
"He was always accessible at NBA events over the years - with his infectious smile, deep booming voice and signature finger wag that endeared him to basketball fans of every generation."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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