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wigwag

[wig-wag]

wig·wag

[wig-wag] 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.
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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to bark; yelp.
chat, to converse

Origin:
1575–85; wig to wag (now dial.) + wag; gradational compound, parallel to zigzag, etc.

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 + wag1]
 
'wigwagger
 
n

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