wig
nounverbinterjectioncommon in dialogue
- //wɪɡ//
A head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head to disguise baldness, for cultural or religious reasons, for fashion, or by actors to help them better resemble the character they are portraying.
noun
- 1
A head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head to disguise baldness, for cultural or religious reasons, for fashion, or by actors to help them better resemble the character they are portraying.
But wearing a wig is no reason to kill a man, with one or two notable exceptions.
- 2
A bigwig.
Ye’ve been grossly deceived and put upon, Milly, and it’s my belief his old ruffian of an uncle in a wig is in the plot against us.
- 3
datedAn old seal.
Etymology
Clipping of periwig, itself an alteration of French perruque. The meaning of "to reprimand" perhaps came from this being something a bigwig would do or perhaps from the expressions to flip one's wig, wigs on the green, or dash my wig!
verb
- 1
To put on a wig; to provide with a wig (especially of an actor etc.).
- 2
To upbraid, reprimand.
- 3
slangTo act in an extremely emotional way; to be overly excited, irritable, nervous, or fearful; behave erratically.
That guy must be high. Look how he's wigging.
- 4
slangTo shoot in the head.
And I don't know nothin bout slippin Zombie killer or rambo twinnin Or a long pole like scaffold Just tryna rise and aim and wig him
interjection
- 1
An expression of shock.
Forms
- plural
- wigs
- past tense
- wigged
- past participle
- wigged
- present participle
- wigging
- third person singular
- wigs
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