Whig vs. Wig

Whignoun

Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling beverage.

Whignoun

buttermilk

Whigverb

(transitive) Urge forward; drive briskly.

Whigverb

(intransitive) Jog along; move or work briskly.

Whigverb

(transitive) Weird out or disturb someone.

Whignoun

Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling beverage.

Whignoun

One of a political party which grew up in England in the seventeenth century, in the reigns of Charles I. and II., when great contests existed respecting the royal prerogatives and the rights of the people. Those who supported the king in his high claims were called Tories, and the advocates of popular rights, of parliamentary power over the crown, and of toleration to Dissenters, were, after 1679, called Whigs. The terms Liberal and Radical have now generally superseded Whig in English politics. See the note under Tory.

Whignoun

A friend and supporter of the American Revolution; - opposed to Tory, and Royalist.

Whigadjective

Of or pertaining to the Whigs.

Whignoun

urged social reform in 19th century England

Whignoun

a supporter of the American Revolution

Whignoun

a member of the Whig Party in the United States in pre-Civil-War times

Wignoun

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.

Wignoun

An old seal.

Wigverb

To put on a wig; to provide with a wig (especially of an actor etc.).

Wigverb

(colloquial) To upbraid, reprimand.

Wigverb

To become extremely emotional or excitable; to lose control of one's emotions.

Wignoun

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.

Wignoun

An old seal; - so called by fishermen.

Wigverb

To censure or rebuke; to hold up to reprobation; to scold.

Wignoun

hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair

Wignoun

British slang for a scolding

Wig

A wig is a head or hair accessory made from human hair, animal hair, or synthetic fiber. The word wig is short for periwig, which makes its earliest known appearance in the English language in William Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona.