"wag it" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: wags it [present, singular, third-person], wagging it [participle, present], wagged it [participle, past], wagged it [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} wag it (third-person singular simple present wags it, present participle wagging it, simple past and past participle wagged it)
  1. (UK, slang, dated) Synonym of play the wag (“to play truant from school”) Tags: UK, dated, slang Synonyms: play the wag [synonym, synonym-of]
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