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Definition wag in American English

wag verb

[intransitive/transitive] verb
/wæɡ/
1

if a dog wags its tail, it moves its tail from one side to the other several times

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2

if a person wags a finger or wags their head, they shake it several times, usually to show that they are angry

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3

to play truant from school; to not be at work when you should be

Example

was so restless and bored at work that I decided to just wag off after lunch without telling anyone.

Definition wag in American English