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wig·wag
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ˈwɪgˌwæg
/
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wig
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verb,
-wagged,
-wag·ging,
noun
verb (used with object),
verb
(used without object)
1.
to move to and fro.
2.
Nautical
.
to signal by movements of two flags or the like waved according to a code.
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noun
3.
Nautical
.
the act or process of sending messages by the movements of two flags or the like waved according to a code.
4.
a message so signaled.
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Origin:
1575–85;
wig
to wag (now dial.) +
wag
;
gradational compound, parallel to
zigzag
,
etc.
Related forms
wig·wag·ger,
noun
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wigwag
(ˈwɪɡˌwæɡ)
—
vb
,
-wags
,
-wagging
,
-wagged
1.
to move (something) back and forth
2.
to communicate with (someone) by means of a flag semaphore
—
n
3.
a. a system of communication by flag semaphore
b. the message signalled
[C16: from obsolete
wig
, probably short for
wiggle
+
wag
1
]
'wigwagger
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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