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wagger¹

  • /ˈwæɡə/ UK
  • /ˈwæɡəɹ/ US

Rhymes with -æɡə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From wag + -er (suffix forming agent nouns).

noun waggers

  1. One who, or that which, wags. a finger-wagger    waggers of tongues
  2. A truant, notably who ditches school. With this mighty resolution framed and glassed, and hung over his bed, along with a pleasing representation of a gleaming eye, bearing the legend, "Thou, God, seest me," he managed by bearing himself humbly among his fellows, or rather, by having humility thrust upon him, to avert for a period such

wagger²

  • /ˈwæɡə/ UK
  • /ˈwæɡəɹ/ US

Rhymes with -æɡə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Ellipsis of wagger-pagger-bagger.

noun waggers

  1. British, abbreviation, dated, ellipsis, humorous, slang Ellipsis of wagger-pagger-bagger

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@misc{wagger_2026,
  title = {wagger},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wagger},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}