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British slang for a scolding
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wigging
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context uncountable English) The action of the verb to '''wig'''. 2 (context countable British Ireland colloquial dated English) A telling-off or reprimand. vb. (present participle of wig English)
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair British slang for a scolding [syn: wigging ] [also: wigging , wigged ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Wig \Wig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wigged ; p. pr. & vb. n. Wigging .] To censure or rebuke; to hold up to reprobation; to scold.
Usage examples of wigging.
Her ladyship turned her mind in more hopeful directions, wigging Caddles of course tremendously by the way.
When Dicky arrived he made every effort to look his youthful carefree self, but I guessed that the Deputy had given him a severe wigging about the Bizet crisis.