wig, wigging
(noun) British slang for a scolding
Source: WordNet® 3.1
wigging
present participle of wig
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
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
11 June 2025
(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
