wigging

[ wig-ing ]
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nounBritish Informal.
  1. a scolding or reproof.

Origin of wigging

1
First recorded in 1805–15; wig + -ing1

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British Dictionary definitions for wigging

wigging

/ (ˈwɪɡɪŋ) /


noun
  1. British slang a rebuke or reprimand

  2. NZ the shearing of wool from the head of a sheep

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