Definizione monolingua

wag

wag (third-person singular simple present wags, present participle wagging, simple past and past participle wagged)

1. To swing from side to side, especially of an animals tail
2. (slang) To not go to school, either for a class or classes or the entire school day;¹ play the wag; hop the wag; wag it.²
   • 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, thats 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.

wag (plural wags)

1. An oscillating movement.

   The wag of my dogs tail expresses happiness.

2. A witty person.

Definizione dizionario wag

agitare

brandire

burlone

dimenare

rimescolare

scodinzolare

scrollare

Altri significati:

to not go to school

to swing from side to side

(slang) To not go to school, either for a class or classes or the entire school day; <sup>1</sup> play the wag; hop the wag; wag it. <sup>2</sup>

A witty person.

To swing from side to side, especially of an animal's tail

An oscillating movement.

witty person