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Definitions for Wag

[1] to move from side to side, forward and backward, or up and down, especially rapidly and repeatedly: a dog wagging its tail.
[2] to move (the tongue), as in idle or indiscreet chatter.
[3] to shake (a finger) at someone, as in reproach.
[4] to move or nod (the head).
[5] to be moved from side to side or one way and the other, especially rapidly and repeatedly, as the head or the tail.
[6] to move constantly, especially in idle or indiscreet chatter: Her behavior caused local tongues to wag.
[7] to get along; travel; proceed: Let the world wag how it will.
[8] to totter or sway.
[9] British Slang . to play truant; play hooky.
[10] the act of wagging: a friendly wag of the tail.
[11] a person given to droll, roguish, or mischievous humor; wit.
[12] to move or cause to move rapidly and repeatedly from side to side or up and down
[13] to move (the tongue) or (of the tongue) to be moved rapidly in talking, esp in idle gossip
[14] to move (the finger) or (of the finger) to be moved from side to side, in or as in admonition
[15] slang to play truant (esp in the phrase wag it )
[16] the act or an instance of wagging
[17] a humorous or jocular person; wit
[18] informal the wife or girlfriend of a famous sportsman
[19] (West Africa) Gambia (international car registration)

Words related to Wag

madcap, trickster, kibitzer, jester, jokester, joker, wit, comedian, clown, zany, comic, humorist, card, prankster, show-off, punster, quiver, swing, nod, sway

Words nearby Wag

wafs, waft, waftage, wafter, wafture, wag, wage, wage determination, wage differential, wage earner, wage incentive

Origin of Wag

1175–1225; Middle English waggen < Old Norse vaga to sway, or vagga cradle

Other words from Wag

wag·ger , noun
un·wagged , adjective

Word origin for Wag

C21: a back formation from an acronym for w (ives ) a (nd ) g (irlfriends )

Synonyms for Wag

card, clown, comedian, comic, humorist, jester, joker, jokester, kibitzer, madcap, prankster, punster, show-off, trickster, wit, zany, a million laughs, cutup, droll, farceur, funny person, funster, kidder, life of the party, quipster, wisecracker