wag

WAG, verb transitive To move one way and the other with quick turns; to move a little way, and then turn the other way; as, to wag the head. Every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head. Jeremiah 18:16. Matthew 27:1. [Wag expresses particulary the motion of the head and body used in buffoonery, mirth, derision, sport and mockery. It is applied also to birds and beasts; as, to wag the tail.] WAG, verb intransitive 1. To be quick in ludicrous motion; to stir. Tis merry in hall, where beards wag all. Tremble and start at wagging of a straw. 2. To go; to depart; to pack offf. I will provoke him tot, or let him wag 3. To be moved one way and the other. The resty sieve waggd neer the more. WAG, noun A droll; a man full of low sport and humor; a ludicrous fellow. We wink at wags, when they offend. The counselor never pleaded without a piece of packthread in his hand, which he used to twist about his finger all the while he was speaking; the wags used to call it the thread of his discourse.