wig

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noun

1
a
: a manufactured covering of natural or synthetic hair for the head
2
: an act of wigging : rebuke

wig

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verb

wigged; wigging

transitive verb

: to scold severely

intransitive verb

slang : to lose one's composure or reason : freak
usually used with out

Examples of wig in a Sentence

Noun She was wearing a blonde wig. the cancer patient started wearing a wig after losing all of her hair from chemotherapy Verb with her claustrophobia, it wouldn't take a day for her to wig out on a submarine
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Noun
In other words, Stan’s real hair was covered in part by a fake scalp, which was covered in turn by a wig—a tonsorial turducken. Bruce Handy, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024 To create the look, which was a fusion of the two, Hathaway wore a platinum blonde wig, white face makeup, black paint around her eyes, and dark red lipstick. Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024 Her look, a raven black wig, curtained by a part, marked her potential end to the summer blonde look. India Espy-Jones, Essence, 25 Oct. 2024 Hats, jackets, masks, makeup, wigs, jewelry — everything. Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wig 

Word History

Etymology

Noun

short for periwig

First Known Use

Noun

1675, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1829, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of wig was in 1675

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“Wig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wig. Accessed 6 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

wig

noun
ˈwig
: a manufactured covering of natural or artificial hair for the head

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