"have one's wig snatched" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: has one's wig snatched [present, singular, third-person], having one's wig snatched [participle, present], had one's wig snatched [participle, past], had one's wig snatched [past]
Etymology: From the jocular image of a person being so shocked by something that their wig falls off. Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> one's wig snatched}} have one's wig snatched (third-person singular simple present has one's wig snatched, present participle having one's wig snatched, simple past and past participle had one's wig snatched)
  1. (idiomatic, slang) To be shocked or stunned. Tags: idiomatic, slang
    Sense id: en-have_one's_wig_snatched-en-verb-tWgKWfOD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From the jocular image of a person being so shocked by something that their wig falls off.",
  "forms": [
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "had one's wig snatched",
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        {
          "ref": "2018, Hannah Su, \"New Intel on the 'I Am Part of the Resistance' NYT Article\", The Spokesman (Princeton Day School), October 2018, page 11",
          "text": "It's been a month since the notorious op-ed was published in \"he failing New York Times by an anomynisssss... really an anomynisssss, gutlesssss coward\" and had America's wig snatched."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2018 October 6, Brandi Harrison, “Fall trends to keep in mind once you receive your refund”, in The Hornet Tribune, Alabama State University, page 12",
          "text": "Take these trends and make them your own, I can't wait to have my wig snatched by the creative outfits this fall.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2019, \"6. Julia & Laurens, in \"Meet Your Mentors!\", Pax Mag (Leiden University), Intro Week Edition 2019-2020, page 8",
          "text": "Also, be prepared to have your wig snatched."
        }
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}
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "having one's wig snatched",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "had one's wig snatched",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "had one's wig snatched",
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        "past"
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          "text": "It's been a month since the notorious op-ed was published in \"he failing New York Times by an anomynisssss... really an anomynisssss, gutlesssss coward\" and had America's wig snatched."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2018 October 6, Brandi Harrison, “Fall trends to keep in mind once you receive your refund”, in The Hornet Tribune, Alabama State University, page 12",
          "text": "Take these trends and make them your own, I can't wait to have my wig snatched by the creative outfits this fall.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
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          "ref": "2019, \"6. Julia & Laurens, in \"Meet Your Mentors!\", Pax Mag (Leiden University), Intro Week Edition 2019-2020, page 8",
          "text": "Also, be prepared to have your wig snatched."
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