wag

[wag] / wæg /

NOUN

person who is very funny

Synonyms

STRONG

card clown comedian comic humorist jester joker jokester kibitzer prankster punster show-off trickster wit zany

WEAK

a million laughs cutup farceur funny person funster kidder life of the party quipster wisecracker

VERB

wiggle back and forth

Synonyms

STRONG

bob flutter lash nod oscillate quiver rock shake shimmy stir sway swing switch twitch vibrate waggle wave

WEAK

fish-tail move side to side

Antonyms

STRONG

be still

Example Sentences

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The criticism usually ends there, with a finger wag and a head shake.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

“I tell clients, ‘Don’t let the tax tail wag the dog.’”

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

Cooper Connolly made a late 23 but the tail failed to wag as India turned the screws.

From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025

More than one Washington wag said, “I thought he was against transitioning.”

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2025

I felt the Dragon King wag a claw above my head.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep