hewgag
An American folk term for a simple noisemaker — a thin membrane stretched over a comb or tube that buzzes when hummed into, much like a kazoo.
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An American folk term for a simple noisemaker — a thin membrane stretched over a comb or tube that buzzes when hummed into, much like a kazoo. The word appears in 19th-century US dialect records and belongs to a family of playful folk-instrument names.
The kids fashioned a hewgag out of a comb and a piece of wax paper and drove everyone crazy with it.
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(US, archaic) A kazoo-like musical instrument.
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