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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“I was wigging out about it, and I realized this was not healthy and I needed to take a break from this watch for a few months and detach from the numbers.”
From Salon • May 2, 2025
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
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
At best he would get off with a severe wigging, at worst with an imposition.
From Haviland's Chum by Mitford, Bertram
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