WAUGH

Waugh, Evelyn Waugh, Evelyn Arthur Saint John Waugh

(noun) English author of satirical novels (1903-1966)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Waugh

A surname.

Etymology 1

Adjective

waugh (comparative more waugh, superlative most waugh)

(dialect, Scotland and Northern England) Insipid; tasteless.

Etymology 2

Verb

waugh (third-person singular simple present waughs, present participle waughing, simple past and past participle waughed)

Alternative form of waff (“to bark”)

Source: Wiktionary



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