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noun
1.
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.
2.
a similar head covering, worn in one's official capacity, as part of a costume, disguise, etc.
3.
a toupee or hairpiece.
4.
British Informal. a wigging.
verb (used with object)
5.
to furnish with a wig.
6.
British Informal. to reprimand or reprove severely; scold.
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Wig out
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
7.
Idiomwig out, Slang.
a.
to be intoxicated with narcotic drugs.
b.
to make or become wildly excited or enthusiastic: She wigs out over every rock star that comes along.
8.
Related forms
wig·less, adjective
wig·like, adjective
un·wig, verb (used with object), un·wigged, un·wig·ging.
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| wig out | |
| —vb , wigs, wigging, wigged | |
| informal (intr, adverb) to become extremely excited | |
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Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | wig out1 |
| Part of Speech: | vi |
| Definition: | to display anxiety or wild excitement; to become overcome with emotion; to freak out |
| Etymology: | 1955-60 |
| Usage: | slang; wigged-out, adj |
| Main Entry: | wig out2 |
| Part of Speech: | vt |
| Definition: | to cause another to experience anxiety or extreme emotion |
| Etymology: | 1955-60 |
| Usage: | slang; wigged-out, adj |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
wig
1675, shortened form of periwig. Meaning "person who wears a wig (professionally)" is from 1828. The verb meaning "to behave hysterically" (usually with out) is attested from 1955, from notion in to flip one's wig. Cf. dash my wig!, a former mild imprecation (1797), also
EXPANDwigs on the green (1856), Ir. colloquial for "a fight or rumble" (since wigs are likely to get detached from owners in such an event).
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Slang Dictionary
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Idioms & Phrases
wig out
Become or make wildly excited or irrational, as in He'll wig out when he gets the bill for that party. This idiom probably alludes to the earlier flip one's wig (see under flip one's lid). [Slang; c. 1950] Also see freak out, def. 2.
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