wigging

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɪɡɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ɪɡɪŋ

Verb

wigging

1. present participle and gerund of wig

Noun

wigging (countable and uncountable, plural wiggings)

1. (uncountable) The action of the verb wig.
2. (countable, British, Ireland, colloquial, dated) A telling-off or reprimand.
   • 1888, Rudyard Kipling, “Thrown Away”, in Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio Society, published 2005, page 18:

     His Colonel talked to him severely when the cold weather ended. That made him more wretched than ever; and it was only an ordinary ‘Colonel's wigging’!

3. (film) The practice of male stuntmen performing for actresses.
   • 2018, Daniel Lavelle, “Why stuntwomen are angry about 'wigging' – and are changing the industry from within”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     “So why are there so few women in the stunt industry? Many point to the practice of “wigging” – which is when male stunt actors play female characters.”