wig

American  

[wig] / wɪg /

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.

3. a toupee or hairpiece.

4. British Informal. a wigging.

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verb (used with object)

wigged, wigging

1. to furnish with a wig.

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

verb phrase

1. wig out

   1. to be intoxicated with narcotic drugs.

   2. to make or become wildly excited or enthusiastic.

      She wigs out over every rock star that comes along.

idioms

1. flip one's wig, lid.

wig ¹ British  

/ 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

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verb

1. obsolete to furnish with a wig

2. slang to berate severely

Wig. ² British  

abbreviation

1. Wigtownshire

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wig More Idioms  

More idioms and phrases containing wig

• flip one's lid (wig)

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Other Word Forms

• unwig verb (used with object)
• wigged adjective
• wigless adjective
• wiglike adjective

Etymology

Origin of wig

First recorded in 1665–75; short for periwig

Example Sentences

He radically redrew the Dior signature Bar jacket and sent out shirts adorned with rhinestone-fringed epaulettes while models donned yellow or spiked wigs.

From Barron's

He sent out shirts with checks adorned with rhinestone-fringed epaulettes, while models wore yellow or spiked wigs.

From Barron's

Parton’s lifetime love of wigs — and building a repertoire of different styles — started when her first record label took her out to the West Coast.

From Los Angeles Times

After World War I, secular ideas from the outside world began filtering through, with men daring to shave off their beards and married women refusing to cover their hair with wigs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Meanwhile, seven menacing figures in shaggy bleached-blond wigs are on the loose, looking like the world’s most dangerous bubblegum pop band.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• toupee