"wiggy" meaning in All languages combined

See wiggy on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: wiggier [comparative], wiggiest [superlative]
Etymology: From wig out, + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||y}} + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} wiggy (comparative wiggier, superlative wiggiest)
  1. (slang) Crazy. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-wiggy-en-adj-m5Aphkiy
  2. (slang) Uninhibited. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-wiggy-en-adj-DbUm7dYy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 49 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective [English]

Forms: wiggier [comparative], wiggiest [superlative]
Etymology: wig + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wig|y}} wig + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} wiggy (comparative wiggier, superlative wiggiest)
  1. Wiglike. Related terms: piggy wiggy
    Sense id: en-wiggy-en-adj-HdOs3hfm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 49 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 4 42 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for wiggy meaning in All languages combined (2.4kB)

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