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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hop the wag

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables
hop the wag
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of play truant.

British usage; Dated; Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

hops the wag (present, singular) hopping the wag (participle, present) hopped the wag (participle, past) hopped the wag (past)

Phrases

hop the twig play the wag wag it

Frequently Paired Words

hop the twig play the wag twag wag wag it

Synonyms

play truant

Questions

What does hop the wag mean?
Synonym of play truant.

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