wag
verb
[ waɡ ]
• (especially with reference to an animal's tail) move or cause to move rapidly to and fro.
• "his tail began to wag"
Similar:
swing,
sway,
shake,
move to and fro,
swish,
switch,
quiver,
twitch,
flutter,
waver,
whip,
oscillate,
vibrate,
undulate,
wag
noun
• a single rapid movement from side to side.
• "a chirpy wag of the head"
Similar:
swing,
sway,
shake,
swish,
switch,
quiver,
twitch,
flutter,
waver,
whip,
oscillation,
vibration,
undulation,
waggle,
wiggle,
wobble,
wave,
flourish,
brandish,
Origin:
Middle English (as a verb): from the Germanic base of Old English wagian ‘to sway’.
wag
noun
• a person who makes jokes; a joker.
• "one wag shouted, ‘On that count you've got about three supporters!’"
Similar:
joker,
jester,
wit,
humorist,
comic,
comedian,
comedienne,
funny man,
funny woman,
wisecracker,
punner,
jokester,
prankster,
clown,
fool,
buffoon,
card,
laugh,
caution,
• a person who plays truant.
• "Boogie plays the wag from school"
wag
verb
• play truant from (school).
Origin:
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).
WAG
noun
• a wife or girlfriend of a sports player, typically characterized as having a high media profile and a glamorous lifestyle.
Origin:
early 21st century: from the acronym WAGs ‘wives and girlfriends’.
WAG
abbreviation
• Gambia (international vehicle registration).
Origin:
from West Africa Gambia .
