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Wigging

//ˈwɪɡɪŋ// noun, verb, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    The action of the verb wig (in various senses). uncountable
  2. 2
    British slang for a scolding wordnet
  3. 3
    A telling-off or reprimand. British, Ireland, colloquial, countable, dated

    "His Colonel talked to him severely when the cold weather ended. That made him more wretched than ever; and it was only an ordinary ‘Colonel's wigging’!"

  4. 4
    The practice of male stuntmen performing for actresses. countable, uncountable

    "“So why are there so few women in the stunt industry? Many point to the practice of “wigging” – which is when male stunt actors play female characters.”"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of wig form-of, gerund, participle, present

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