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wigging

[wig-ing]

noun

British Informal.
  1. a scolding or reproof.



wigging

/ ˈɪɡɪŋ /

noun

  1. slanga rebuke or reprimand

  2. the shearing of wool from the head of a sheep

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of wigging1

First recorded in 1805–15; wig + -ing 1
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“I was wigging out about it, and I realized this was not healthy and I needed to take a break from this watch for a few months and detach from the numbers.”

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In Louis-Dreyfus, who starred opposite James Gandolfini in “Enough Said,” Holofcener has found the ideal collaborator, an actor gloriously adept at wigging out but also capable of conveying vulnerability with a persuasive honesty.

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Following MacNair's lawsuit, the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists launched an investigation into wigging cases, and concluded that wigging is "not acceptable and that this should not happen again."

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It was once commonplace for studios to use stuntmen in wigs instead of female doubles, a practice known as wigging.

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As Ben, the 46-year-old actor is comically awkward and square, fumbling over his punchlines and dropping “coolio” and “wigging out” into conversations.

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