Main Entry:

¹wig·wag

Pronunciation:

\ˈwig-ˌwag\

Function:

verb

Etymology:

English dialect wig to move + English wag

Date:

1892

transitive verb 1 : to signal by wigwagging 2 : to cause to wigwag intransitive verb 1 : to send a signal by or as if by a flag or light waved according to a code 2 : to make a signal (as by waving the hand or arm)