WAG

See also: wag and wäg

English

Etymology

In sense “wife or girlfriend”, back-formation from WAGs (“wives and girlfriends”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wæɡ/

Noun

WAG (plural WAGs)

1. (informal, business or military slang, US) A wild-assed guess; a rough estimate.
2. (informal) A wife or girlfriend of a sports star or other celebrity, originally and especially of an association football player.
   • 2006, Lucy Rock, The Observer, 2 July 2006 (p.20)

     The World Cup WAGs are a good example of this. The younger girls, nicknamed the ‘hen-night crowd’ and led by Colleen McLoughlin, dance on tables and drink until the early hours while No. 1 WAG Victoria Beckham remains aloof, dining sedately with Ashley Cole’s fiancee, Cheryl Tweedy.

   • 2006, Emma Cowing, The Scotsman, 4 July 2006:

     In Wimbledon, the tennis WAGs and - just as excitingly - HABs (Husbands and Boyfriends) have been appearing courtside, enthusiastically cheering on their beloved other halves with a degree of style.

Anagrams

• AGW, AWG, GWA, Gaw, WGA, gaw