"wig on to" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: wigs on to [present, singular, third-person], wigging on to [participle, present], wigged on to [participle, past], wigged on to [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} wig on to (third-person singular simple present wigs on to, present participle wigging on to, simple past and past participle wigged on to)
  1. (informal) To understand, perceive or realize (something) that isn't obvious. Tags: informal

Alternative forms

Download JSONL data for wig on to meaning in English (1.2kB)

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