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Side Wag Tail Wagging Noun Wæɡ  Word Origin

Front wag
Back wag
verb, noun
BrE /wæɡ/
NAmE /wæɡ/
verb
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(-gg-)
1 [transitive, intransitive] ~ (sth) if a dog wags its tail, or its tail wags, its tail moves from side to side several times
2 [transitive] ~ sth to shake your finger or your head from side to side or up and down, often as a sign of disapproval
3 [transitive] ~ sth (AustralE, NZE) to stay away from school without permission

to wag school
see the tail wagging the dog at tail n., set tongues wagging at tongue n.
noun
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1 (old-fashioned, especially BrE) a person who enjoys making jokes
joker
2 a wagging movement

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