Wig vs. Wog

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.

Wognoun

Any dark-skinned person. It originally referred specifically to Indians, but later also applied to people of North African, Mediterranean, or Middle Eastern ancestry.

Wognoun

A person of Southern European, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, or Southeastern European ancestry.

Wognoun

A pollywog, or sailor who has never crossed the Equator. Often referred to as either filthy, slimy, or even dirty wogs

Wognoun

A bug, an insect.

Wognoun

A minor illness caused by bacteria, virus, intestinal parasite, etc.

Wognoun

A toy insect in parts that can be assembled, used in fund-raising games.

Wognoun

(Scientology) A person who is not a Scientologist.

Wogverb

(Of soldiers stationed abroad) to sell something, especially illicit or stolen goods, to the local inhabitants.

Wogverb

To steal.

Wognoun

an offensive slang term used by the British to refer to people of color from Africa or Asia

Wog

Wog is an offensive and derogatory term in Australian English and British English usually applied to people from the Mediterranean region and Middle East, such as Southern Europeans and North Africans. In British English, it may also sometimes apply to people from the Indian subcontinent and certain other parts of Asia, such as the East Indies.