Wag (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object), wagged, wag·ging.
  1. to move from side to side, forward and backward, or up and down, especially rapidly and repeatedly: a dog wagging its tail.
  2. to move (the tongue), as in idle or indiscreet chatter.
  3. to shake (a finger) at someone, as in reproach.
  4. to move or nod (the head).
verb (used without object), wagged, wag·ging.
  1. to be moved from side to side or one way and the other, especially rapidly and repeatedly, as the head or the tail.
  2. to move constantly, especially in idle or indiscreet chatter: Her behavior caused local tongues to wag.
  3. to get along; travel; proceed: Let the world wag how it will.
  4. to totter or sway.
  5. to play truant; play hooky.
noun
  1. the act of wagging: a friendly wag of the tail.
  2. a person given to droll, roguish, or mischievous humor; wit.
verb wags, wagging or wagged
  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. to play truant (esp in the phrase wag it)
noun
  1. the act or an instance of wagging
noun
  1. a humorous or jocular person; wit
noun
  1. the wife or girlfriend of a famous sportsman
abbreviation for
  1. (West Africa) Gambia (international car registration)
Wag (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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