wag
1. wag \'wag\ vb or wagged; or wag.ging [ME waggen; akin to MHG wacken to
totter, OE wegan to move m more at WAY 1: to be in motion : STIR 2: to
move to and fro or up and down esp. with quick, jerky motions 3: to move
in chatter or gossip {scandal caused tongues to ~} archaic 4: DEPART 5:
WADDLE 1: to swing to and fro or up and down esp. with quick jerky motions
: MSWITCH; specif : to nod (the head) or shake (a finger) at (as in assent
or mild reproof) 2: to move (as the tongue) animatedly in conversation -
wag.ger n
2. wag n [prob. short for obs E waghalter (gallows bird), fr. E 1wag +]
halter obs 1: a young man : CHAP 2: WIT, JOKER 3: an act of wagging :
SHAKE