wigwag
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verb \ˈwig-ˌwag\Definition of WIGWAG
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)
Origin of WIGWAG
English dialect wig to move + English wag
First Known Use: 1892
Rhymes with WIGWAG
air bag, beanbag, black-flag, blue flag, brown-bag, chin-wag, dirtbag, dishrag, dog tag, do-rag, fleabag, flight bag, gasbag, grab bag, greylag, handbag, hangtag, ice bag, jet lag, kit bag, mailbag, mixed bag, phone tag, postbag, price tag, ragbag, ragtag, ratbag, red flag, sandbag, schoolbag, seabag, sight gag, Sontag, sweet flag, tea bag, time lag, tote bag, washrag, white flag, windbag, workbag, zigzag
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