Definition of WIG

wig

Plural: wigs

Noun

  • hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
  • British slang for a scolding
  • 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.
  • A bigwig
  • An old seal.

Verb

Verb Forms: wigged, wigging, wigs

  • To provide with a wig; to get very angry or excited.
  • To put on a wig; to provide with a wig (especially of an actor etc.).
  • To upbraid, reprimand.
  • To act in an extremely emotional way; to be overly excited, irritable, nervous, or fearful; behave erratically.
  • To shoot in the head.

Intj

  • An expression of shock.

Examples

  • He wanted to WIG out with excitement after scoring a bingo, but maintained composure.
  • That guy must be high. Look how he's wigging.

Origin / Etymology

Clipping 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!

Scrabble Score: 7

wig: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
wig: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wig: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

wig: valid Words With Friends Word