Question 1 · Quick check
wig
CEFRB1
/wɪɡ/
noun · verb
Türkçe translations
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In plain English
- 01
noun
Artificial hair worn on the head.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA bigwig.
Examples
It'll take some time to get used to wearing a wig.
That guy must be high. Look how he's wigging.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 2
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsAmong fishermen, an old seal.
A head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head to disguise baldness, for cultural or religious reasons, for fashion, or by actors to help them better resemble the character they are portraying.
verb
Extra meaningTo put on a wig; to provide with a wig (especially of an actor etc.).
More examples
In contextHis wig is skew.
Ye’ve been grossly deceived and put upon, Milly, and it’s my belief his old ruffian of an uncle in a wig is in the plot against us.
And I don't know nothin bout slippin Zombie killer or rambo twinnin Or a long pole like scaffold Just tryna rise and aim and wig him
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Nearby
Origin
noun
Clipping of periwig, itself an alteration of French perruque. The meaning of "to reprimand" perhaps came from this being something a bigwig would do or perhaps from the expressions to flip one's wig, wigs on the green, or dash my wig!