wig
noun
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Definition of wig
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: a manufactured covering of natural or synthetic hair for the head
b
: toupee sense 1
2
: an act of wigging : rebuke
wig
verb
wigged;
wigging
Definition of wig (Entry 2 of 2)
: to scold severely
slang
: to lose one's composure or reason : freak
—usually used with out
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Examples of wig in a Sentence
Noun
She was wearing a blonde wig. the cancer patient started wearing a wig after losing all of her hair from chemotherapyRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
These occasions are ablaze with velvet robes, wigs and all the other paraphernalia associated with the British ruling classes. — NBC News, "The queen isn't meant to get involved in U.K. politics. Boris Johnson just dragged her in.," 28 Aug. 2019 Another dog named Sheamus won the Team Spirit award for showing up with an Astros orange wig and Astros bandana. — Matt Young, Houston Chronicle, "Check out the pups at Minute Maid Park for Astros' Dog Day," 25 Aug. 2019 Today, the crusty mineworkers in flannel shirts and broad-rimmed hats nursing their beers at the bar nod amiably to the technicolor blur of buffed men streaming by in sparkly sequins, wigs and feathers. — David Maurice Smith, Smithsonian, "A 42,000-Year-Old Man Finally Goes Home," 23 Aug. 2019 The backpack also had a knife, which was not used in the stabbing, along with zip ties, wigs and other disguise materials, police said. — Darran Simon And Cheri Mossburg, CNN, "Police will give an update on the fatal stabbing of a retired Cal State Fullerton administrator," 22 Aug. 2019 As for the character’s unique hairstyle, Garber applied four separate hairpieces including a samurai wig and sideburns. — Mike Miller, PEOPLE.com, "The Most Amazing On-Screen Transformations — from Charlize Theron to Tom Hanks," 21 Aug. 2019 The judge cited a 2013 case in which an informant against Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel wore a wig and mustache to hide his identity while testifying. — Washington Post, "Judge orders FBI informant to wear a disguise in terror case," 13 Aug. 2019 Today, people are still covering their hair, not washing their hair enough, braiding too tightly, wearing wigs and hairpieces and weaves too long so the hair is still damaged at the scalp. — Essence, "Madam CJ And A’Lelia Walker Way In Harlem Is Finally Official," 22 July 2019 The star has frequently rocked protective hair styles over the years, looking effortless in everything from box braids to wigs and weaves. — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, "Beyoncé flaunts 'au naturale' hair growth in annoyingly cute video with mom Tina Lawson," 27 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
No-fuss protective styles like braids, twists, faux locs, weaves and wigs rule the summer. — Essence, "4 Steps To Restoring Your Hair After a Protective Style," 3 Sep. 2019 Now, though, Angel Olsen has announced her upcoming album with a new song and video that shows off a very different look; albeit one that feels like a natural trajectory from her tinsel-wigged past. — Rachel Hahn, Vogue, "Angel Olsen’s New Video Is an Art Deco Sci-Fi Fantasy," 30 July 2019 There were wigged rave parties in Stella’s hospital room, trips for Stella to go find herself in Paris, and absolutely none of the unavoidable chaos that naturally comes with being alive. — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, "Life Sentence Isn't Pretty Little Liars, & That's A Good Thing," 7 Mar. 2018 This would be good news for the economy and the traveling public, if Republicans don’t wig out. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "An Air-Traffic Winner," 11 Oct. 2017 When Infiniti released images of the Prototype 9 concept last week, the automotive internet wigged out a little. — Davey G. Johnson, Car and Driver, "10 Things to Know about Infiniti’s Amazing Prototype 9," 18 Aug. 2017 Nintendo says it's also resolved an issue whereby game updates would fail to complete (after which the game would no longer start), and another that could cause the HDMI inputs to wig out on some TVs when the console was docked and asleep. — Matt Peckham, Time, "The Nintendo Switch Can Find Your Lost Joy-Cons," 20 June 2017 Other factors need to be part of the mix for people to wig out, and those happen to be in good supply aboard a commercial airline flight. — Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post, "Crowded airplanes heighten aggression. We know that from studying rats.," 3 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'wig.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for wig
wig
noun
English Language Learners Definition of wig
: artificial hair that you wear on your head because you are bald or in order to change your appearance
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wig
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Kids Definition of wig
: a manufactured covering of natural or artificial hair for the head
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