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wig
[ wig ]
noun
- an artificial covering of hair for all or most of the head, of either synthetic or natural hair, worn to be stylish or more attractive.
- a similar head covering, worn in one's official capacity, as part of a costume, disguise, etc.
- a toupee or hairpiece.
- British Informal. a wigging.
verb (used with object)
- to furnish with a wig.
- British Informal. to reprimand or reprove severely; scold.
verb phrase
- Slang.
- to be intoxicated with narcotic drugs.
- to make or become wildly excited or enthusiastic:
She wigs out over every rock star that comes along.
Wig.
1abbreviation for
- Wigtownshire
wig
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noun
- an artificial head of hair, either human or synthetic, worn to disguise baldness, as part of a theatrical or ceremonial dress, as a disguise, or for adornment
verb
- obsolete.to furnish with a wig
- slang.to berate severely
Derived Forms
- wigged, adjective
- ˈ·É¾±²µËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
- ˈ·É¾±²µ±ô±ð²õ²õ, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ·É¾±²µî€ƒl±ð²õ²õ adjective
- ·É¾±²µî€ƒl¾±°ì±ð adjective
- ³Ü²Ô··É¾±²µî€ƒ verb (used with object) unwigged unwigging
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of wig1
Idioms and Phrases
- flip one's wig, Slang. lid ( def 8 ).
More idioms and phrases containing wig
In addition to the idiom beginning with wig , also see flip one's lid (wig) .Example Sentences
"If you'd put a wig on him and a bit of makeup, it could honestly have been me," she jokes.
I bought a jheri curl wig because that was the big thing on the West Coast.
It's a term typically used to describe several Afro hairstyles, including braids, locs and wigs, that reduce how much your hair is exposed to the elements and cut back on constant styling.
On seeing this, his mother Eileen - by all accounts, a formidable woman - procured him a wig, and demanded he wear it.
Clowning, an ancient art form that includes but is not limited to the red wigs and big shoes of the circus, is difficult to define.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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