wigging (redirected from wiggings)

wig  (wg)

n.

An artificial covering of human or synthetic hair worn on the head for personal adornment, as part of a costume, or to conceal baldness.

tr.v. wigged, wig·ging, wigs

To scold or censure.

Phrasal Verb:

wig out Slang

To make or become wildly excited, enthusiastic, or crazy.

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[Short for periwig.]

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wigging [ˈwɪgɪŋ]

n

1. Brit slang a rebuke or reprimand

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) NZ the shearing of wool from the head of a sheep

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

wigging - British slang for a scolding wig chiding, objurgation, scolding, tongue-lashing - rebuking a person harshly

Translations

wigging [ˈwɪgɪŋ] N (Brit) → rapapolvo m, bronca f
to give sb a wigging → echar un rapapolvo or una bronca a algn

wigging [ˈwɪgɪŋ] n (British) → savon m >, engueulade f >

wigging

n (dated inf) → Standpauke f, → Gardinenpredigt f; to give somebody a wigging → jdm eine Standpauke or Gardinenpredigt halten, jdm die Leviten lesen (dated)

wigging [ˈwɪgɪŋ] n (Brit) (fam) (old) → lavata di capo