wig
noun
verb (used with object), wigged, wig·ging.
Verb Phrases
- to be intoxicated with narcotic drugs.
- to make or become wildly excited or enthusiastic: She wigs out over every rock star that comes along.
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Contemporary Examples of wig
Lena, Emilia, and I are laughing because we sorted the wig thing out nice and early.
Natalie Dormer Talks ‘Hunger Games,’ Feminism, and Why ‘Game of Thrones’ Needs More DickMarlow Stern
November 21, 2014
When the music gets going, the woman in the Maude costume rocks so hard her wig comes loose.
They also designed a wig and jumpsuit specifically for the test.
‘Get On Up’ Star Chadwick Boseman on Becoming James Brown—With A Little Help From Mick JaggerMarlow Stern
August 4, 2014
So Jefferson, going “Life, Liberty, and… and…” pulled “Pursuit of Happiness” out of his wig.
The comedy was on-brand for Dunham, but it was hard not to notice that she was, basically, playing Hannah Horvath in a wig.
Historical Examples of wig
That wig was always awry when he was at work, and it was a different color from his little remaining hair, anyway.
Ruth Fielding in Moving PicturesAlice Emerson
Fit the wig on Miss Muffett's head, holding it in place with pins until you can tie it on just back of the curls (Fig. 161).
Indoor and Outdoor Recreations for GirlsLina Beard
Get myself up as a Liberal Unionist, with wig and eye-glass.
Hongi was chiefly impressed by the bishop's wig, which he thought must be emblematic of wisdom.
A History of the English Church in New ZealandHenry Thomas Purchas
Madame Valière patted the wig, as much in approbation as in adjustment.
The Grey Wig: Stories and NovelettesIsrael Zangwill