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In some senses, wigging is marked as dated, British, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.
wigging
/ˈwɪɡɪŋ/
noun 3
Collocations
2ADJ.
ordinary
VERB + WIGGING
practice
Definitions
noun
1
The action of the verb wig (in various senses).
2
A telling-off or reprimand.
His Colonel talked to him severely when the cold weather ended. That made him more wretched than ever; and it was only an ordinary ‘Colonel's wigging’!
3
The practice of male stuntmen performing for actresses.
“So why are there so few women in the stunt industry? Many point to the practice of “wigging” – which is when male stunt actors play female characters.”
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noun — British slang for a scolding
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Idioms & Phrases
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His Colonel talked to him severely when the cold weather ended. That made him more wretched than ever; and it was only an ordinary ‘Colonel's wigging’!
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“So why are there so few women in the stunt industry? Many point to the practice of “wigging” – which is when male stunt actors play female characters.”
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