"WAG" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2006 July 2, Lucy Rock, The Observer, page 20:",
          "text": "The World Cup WAGs are a good example of this. The younger girls, nicknamed the ‘hen-night crowd’ and led by Colleen McLoughlin, dance on tables and drink until the early hours while No. 1 WAG Victoria Beckham remains aloof, dining sedately with Ashley Cole’s fiancee, Cheryl Tweedy.",
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          "ref": "2006 July 4, Emma Cowing, The Scotsman:",
          "text": "In Wimbledon, the tennis WAGs and - just as excitingly - HABs (Husbands and Boyfriends) have been appearing courtside, enthusiastically cheering on their beloved other halves with a degree of style.",
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        "(informal, UK, Ireland) A wife or girlfriend of a sports star or other celebrity, originally and especially of an association football player."
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        "A wild-assed guess; a rough estimate."
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