wigging
Americannoun
noun
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slang a rebuke or reprimand
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the shearing of wool from the head of a sheep
Etymology
Origin of wigging
Example Sentences
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In Louis-Dreyfus, who starred opposite James Gandolfini in “Enough Said,” Holofcener has found the ideal collaborator, an actor gloriously adept at wigging out but also capable of conveying vulnerability with a persuasive honesty.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2023
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission after a wigging incident on set at "The Domestics" in 2016.
From Salon • Oct. 13, 2021
Miller had two of his touchdowns after halftime, wigging through a hole on an off-tackle run and dashed down the sideline for a 75-yard TD.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 9, 2021
It was once commonplace for studios to use stuntmen in wigs instead of female doubles, a practice known as wigging.
From Reuters • May 6, 2021
I am afraid I shall get a pretty bad wigging for allowing them to get out, though certainly the bolts of the hatchways were all right when we changed the watch.
From By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson by Rainey, W. (William)
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