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wiggins

/wˈɪɡɪnz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables
wig-gins
IPA
/wˈɪɡɪnz/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

name

A statutory town in Morgan County, Colorado, United States.

name

A city, the county seat of Stone County, Mississippi, United States.

noun

The creeps; a feeling of fear or anxiety.

Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

Alteration of wiggings, from wig (“to be nervous or fearful”). First recorded use in 1997, in the first episode of the American television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Compare also wigging out.

Usage

Derived Forms

Wiggo

Rhymes With

higgins riggins biggins figgins diggins miggins kiggins

Questions

How do you pronounce wiggins?
The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɪɡɪnz/.
What does wiggins mean?
A surname.
Where does wiggins come from?
Alteration of wiggings, from wig (“to be nervous or fearful”). First recorded use in 1997, in the first episode of the American television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Compare also wigging out.

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