Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

play the wag

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables
play the wag
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To play truant (be absent from school without permission).

British usage; Dated; Slang

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

plays the wag (present, singular) playing the wag (participle, present) played the wag (participle, past) played the wag (past)

Synonyms

hop the wag wag it skive

Questions

What does play the wag mean?
To play truant (be absent from school without permission).

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