WIGGING

wig, wigging

(noun) British slang for a scolding

WIG

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Verb

wigging

present participle of wig

Noun

wigging (plural wiggings)

(uncountable) The action of the verb to wig.

(countable, British, Ireland, colloquial, dated) A telling-off or reprimand.

(film) The practice of male stuntmen performing for actresses.

Source: Wiktionary

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WIG

Wig, n. Etym: [Abbreviation from periwig.]

1. A covering for the head, consisting of hair interwoven or united by a kind of network, either in imitation of the natural growth, or in abundant and flowing curls, worn to supply a deficiency of natural hair, or for ornament, or according to traditional usage, as a part of an official or professional dress, the latter especially in England by judges and barristers.

2. An old seal; -- so called by fishermen. Wig tree. (Bot.) See Smoke tree, under Smoke.

Wig, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wigged; p. pr. & vb. n. Wigging.]

Definition: To censure or rebuke; to hold up to reprobation; to scold. [Slang]

Wigg, Wig, n. Etym: [Cf. D. wegge a sort of bread, G. weck, orig., a wedge-shaped loaf or cake. See Wedge.]

Definition: A kind of raised seedcake. "Wiggs and ale." Pepys.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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