Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tallywag

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tal-ly-wag
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic; Slang

noun

The penis.

Archaic; Slang

noun

The black sea bass, Centropristis striata.

Example Sentences

"And not forget that Pious Prince / Whose Tarriwags it held long since. / What tho’ that Codpiece’s dimension, / Shows something was of large extention"
"But any more lip like that and it's not the crack of this slingshot pebble that you'll feel but a fist curling your teeth and these clogs kicking your tallywags up into your mouth to meet them."
"Mrs. Hemstock (rather faintly): I canna abide to feel a man’s arms shiverin’ agen me. It ma’es me feel like a tallywag post hummin’."
"72. CENTROPRISTIS STRIATA. (the black sea-bass, black-fish, tally-wag, hannahill, black-will, black harry)"
"These are our five favorites: Black Sea Bass ¶ Also called black perch, rock bass, chub, and tallywag"

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly a compound of tally (“a corresponding half”, noun) + wag (verb).

Usage

Inflected Forms

tallywags (plural) tarriwag (alternative) tarrywag (alternative) tarrywock (alternative)

Derived Forms

tallywhacker

Synonyms

testicles testes acorns agates apples apricots bags ballocks balls bangers bannocks baws

Questions

What does tallywag mean?: A testicle.
Where does tallywag come from?: Unknown. Possibly a compound of tally (“a corresponding half”, noun) + wag (verb).

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