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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wig•wag (wig′wag′),USA pronunciation v., -wagged, -wag•ging, n. v.t., v.i. - to move to and fro.
- Nauticalto signal by movements of two flags or the like waved according to a code.
n. - Nauticalthe act or process of sending messages by the movements of two flags or the like waved according to a code.
- Nauticala message so signaled.
- 1575–85; wig to wag (now dialect, dialectal) + wag; gradational compound, parallel to zigzag, etc.
wig′wag′ger, n. |