wig

Etymology

Shortening of periwig, itself an alteration of French perruque. The meaning of "to reprimand" perhaps came from this being something a bigwig would do or perhaps from the expressions to flip one's wig, wigs on the green, or dash my wig!

noun

  1. A head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head to disguise baldness, for cultural or religious reasons, for fashion, or by actors to help them better resemble the character they are portraying.
  2. A bigwig
    Ye’ve been grossly deceived and put upon, Milly, and it’s my belief his old ruffian of an uncle in a wig is in the plot against us. 1959=50, William Makepeace Thackeray, Pendennis, ch 12
  3. (dated, among fishermen) An old seal.

verb

  1. To put on a wig; to provide with a wig (especially of an actor etc.).
  2. (transitive, colloquial) To upbraid, reprimand.
  3. (intransitive, colloquial, slang) To act in an extremely emotional way; to be overly excited, irritable, nervous, or fearful; behave erratically.
    That guy must be high. Look how he's wigging.
  4. (transitive, MLE, slang) To shoot in the head.
    And I don't know nothin bout slippin Zombie killer or rambo twinnin Or a long pole like scaffold Just tryna rise and aim and wig him 2020, CR1 of Hoxton (lyrics and music), “EC1 Block Bully”, 1:26

intj

  1. (LGBT, Internet slang) an expression of shock.

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