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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
1/ ɪɡ /
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
obsoleteto furnish with a wig
slangto berate severely
Wig.
2abbreviation
Wigtownshire
Other 51Թ Forms
- wigless adjective
- wiglike adjective
- unwig verb (used with object)
- wigged adjective
- ˈɾˌ adjective
- ˈɾ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wig1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
He also posted a teaser video on Instagram, in which he dons Draco's blonde wig and black robes and reaches for his wooden wand before menacingly asking: "Scared, Potter?"
A woman who used "an array of wigs" while completing UK citizenship tests for other people has been sentenced to more than four years in jail.
"I've been on quite a road for many months now," she wrote on Instagram on Monday alongside a video of having a wig fitted.
We donned wigs and played instruments as we fought for equity in a show that argued the appeal of music wasn’t perfectionism or talent but community.
As she drew on her eyeliner and adjusted her wig, regular customers continued to come in.
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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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