wag

wæɡ

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#1·11h ago

(ambitransitive) To swing from side to side, as an animal's tail, or someone's head to express disagreement or disbelief.

Origin: From , probably from with reinforcement from ; both from . Related to . The verb may be regarded as an iterative or emphatic form of , 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 to rock a cradle, to rock a cradle, Dutch to move, early modern German waggen (dialectal German wacken) to waver, totter. Compare waggle, verb. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·11h ago

(intransitive, mostly, obsolete) To go; to proceed; to move; to progress.

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#3·11h ago

(UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) To play truant from school.

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