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wag
English
Etymology
From Middle English waggen, probably from Old English wagian (“to wag, wave, shake”) with reinforcement from Old Norse vaga (“to wag, waddle”); both from Proto-Germanic *wag?n? (“to wag”). Related to English way.
The verb may be regarded as an iterative or emphatic form of waw (verb), which is often nearly synonymous; it was used, e.g., of a loose tooth. Parallel formations from the same root are the Old Norse vagga feminine, cradle (Swedish vagga, Danish vugge), Swedish vagga (“to rock a cradle”), Dutch wagen (“to move”), early modern German waggen (dialectal German wacken) to waver, totter. Compare waggle, verb
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wæ?/
- Rhymes: -æ?
Verb
wag (third-person singular simple present wags, present participle wagging, simple past and past participle wagged)
- To swing from side to side, such as of an animal's tail, or someone's head, to express disagreement or disbelief.
- Every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.
- (Britain, Australia, slang) To play truant from school.
- 1848, Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son, xxii
- "My misfortunes all began in wagging, Sir; but what could I do, exceptin' wag?" "Excepting what?" said Mr. Carker. "Wag, Sir. Wagging from school." "Do you mean pretending to go there, and not going?" said Mr. Carker. "Yes, Sir, that's wagging, Sir."
- 1901, William Sylvester Walker, In the Blood, i. 13
- They had "wagged it" from school, as they termed it, which..meant truancy in all its forms.
- 1848, Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son, xxii
- (obsolete) To be in action or motion; to move; progress.
- 1623, William Shakespeare, As You Like It Act II
- "Thus we may see," quoth he, "how the world wags."
- 1623, William Shakespeare, As You Like It Act II
- (obsolete) To go; to depart.
Coordinate terms
- (swing from side to side): nod, no
Derived terms
- awag
- finger-wag
- wag it
Translations
See also
- waggle (frequentative)
- wiggle
Noun
wag (plural wags)
- An oscillating movement.
- A witty person.
Derived terms
- hop the wag
- play the wag
Translations
See also
- skivitis
References
- The Oxford English Dictionary, (1989) The Oxford English Dictionary, Accessed 23 Feb. 2006.
- Jonathon Green, "wag," The Cassell Dictionary of Slang, (1998) p. 1257.
Anagrams
- AGW, AWG, GWA, Gaw, WGA, gaw
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /va?/
Etymology 1
From Dutch wacht, from Middle Dutch wachte, from Old Dutch wahta (“watch, sentry, guard”), from Proto-Germanic *wahtw? (“watch, vigil”).
Noun
wag (plural wagte)
- guard
Derived terms
- skildwag
- waghou
- wagtoring
Etymology 2
From Dutch wachten, from Middle Dutch wachten (“to watch, guard, keep watch, wait”), from Old Dutch *wahton, derived from wahta.
Verb
wag (present wag, present participle wagtende, past participle gewag)
- (intransitive) to wait [+ vir (for)]
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /va?k/
- Rhymes: -a?k
Verb
wag
- singular imperative of wagen
- (colloquial) first-person singular present of wagen
Middle English
Noun
wag
- Alternative form of wage
Old English
Alternative forms
- w?h
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *waigaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /w???/, [w???]
Noun
w?g m
- wall (of a building or a house)
Declension
Derived terms
- w?grift
- w?gþyrel
Descendants
- English: waw
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *w?gaz.
Noun
w?g m
- wave
- flood
References
- "w?g" in Köbler, Gerhard, Altsächsisches Wörterbuch (5th edition 2014)
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vak/
Noun
wag f
- genitive plural of waga
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tawpie
English
Etymology
Of Scandinavian origin, akin to Norwegian tåpe 'simpleton'
Noun
tawpie (plural tawpies)
- (chiefly Scotland) foolish or awkward youngster
Related terms
- taupie
See also
- boy, lad
- rascal, rogue, scamp
- wag
References
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
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