wig

[ wig ]
See synonyms for: wigwiggedwigging on Thesaurus.com

noun
  1. an artificial covering of hair for all or most of the head, of either synthetic or natural hair, worn to be stylish or more attractive.

  2. a similar head covering, worn in one's official capacity, as part of a costume, disguise, etc.

  1. a toupee or hairpiece.

  2. British Informal. a wigging.

verb (used with object),wigged, wig·ging.
  1. to furnish with a wig.

  2. British Informal. to reprimand or reprove severely; scold.

Verb Phrases
  1. wig out, Slang.

    • to be intoxicated with narcotic drugs.

    • to make or become wildly excited or enthusiastic: She wigs out over every rock star that comes along.

Idioms about wig

  1. flip one's wig, Slang. lid (def. 8).

Origin of wig

1
First recorded in 1665–75; short for periwig

Other words from wig

  • wigless, adjective
  • wiglike, adjective
  • un·wig, verb (used with object), un·wigged, un·wig·ging.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use wig in a sentence

  • When he was gone, Monsieur de Tressan flung off his wig, and mopped the perspiration from his brow.

    St. Martin's Summer | Rafael Sabatini
  • He passed his handkerchief for the last time over face and head, and resumed his wig.

    St. Martin's Summer | Rafael Sabatini
  • While a counsellor was pleading at the Irish bar, a louse unluckily peeped from under his wig.

  • Those two, Harry and Mary, are exactly alike, except for Harry's curly mane of lion-coloured wig.

    The Daisy Chain | Charlotte Yonge
  • He was an apprentice to a wig and curl maker, when Whitefield attracted his attention, and he became a methodist preacher.

British Dictionary definitions for wig (1 of 2)

wig

/ (wɪɡ) /


noun
  1. an artificial head of hair, either human or synthetic, worn to disguise baldness, as part of a theatrical or ceremonial dress, as a disguise, or for adornment

verbwigs, wigging or wigged (tr)
  1. obsolete to furnish with a wig

  2. British slang to berate severely

Origin of wig

1
C17: shortened from periwig

Derived forms of wig

  • wigged, adjective
  • wigless, adjective
  • wiglike, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for Wig. (2 of 2)

Wig.

abbreviation for
  1. Wigtownshire

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Idioms and Phrases with wig

wig

In addition to the idiom beginning with wig

  • wig out

also see:

  • flip one's lid (wig)

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.