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waugh¹

Where it comes from

From Middle English walh, from Old English wealg. More at wallow (“tasteless, flat”).

adjective more waugh · most waugh

  1. Northern England, Scotland, dialectal Insipid; tasteless.

waugh²

verb waughs · waughing · waughed

  1. alternative Alternative form of waff (“to bark”).

Waugh³

  • /wɔː/ UK
  • /wɑ/ US

Rhymes with -ɔː

Where it comes from

Probably from Old English walh (“foreign”), perhaps applied originally to the Welsh-speaking Britons who survived in Scotland well into the Middle Ages.

proper noun Waughs

  1. countable, uncountable A surname from Old English.
  2. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Alabama.
  3. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Marion Township, Boone County, Indiana.

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"waugh." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/waugh. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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waugh. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/waugh

Chicago

"waugh." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/waugh.

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@misc{waugh_2026,
  title = {waugh},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/waugh},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}