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Whig

//ʍɪɡ// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling beverage. UK, dialectal, obsolete
  2. 2
    A member of an 18th- and 19th-century political party in Britain that was opposed to the Tories, and eventually became the Liberal Party. UK, historical

    "One was a piece, Two Cheers for the Whig Interpretation of History, by William Cronon, president of the American Historical Association."

  3. 3
    a member of the Whig Party that existed in the United States before the American Civil War wordnet
  4. 4
    Buttermilk.
  5. 5
    A member (especially a politician) of the former Liberal Party or its successor, the Liberal Democrats. UK, rare
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  1. 6
    a supporter of the American Revolution wordnet
  2. 7
    An advocate of war against, or independence from, Britain during the American Revolution. US, historical
  3. 8
    a member of the political party that urged social reform in 18th and 19th century England; was the opposition party to the Tories wordnet
  4. 9
    A member of a 19th-century US political party opposed to the Democratic Party. US, historical
Verb
  1. 1
    To urge forward; drive briskly. transitive
  2. 2
    To jog along; move or work briskly. intransitive
  3. 3
    To weird out or disturb someone. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

Probably from Middle English wheyȝe, weyȝe, wege, variant of whey. More at whey.

Etymology 2

Compare frig, jig

Etymology 3

From Whiggamore, possibly from Scots whiggamore (“horse driver”), from whig (“to drive”) + mare.

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