have one's wig snatched
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the jocular image of a person being so shocked by something that their wig falls off.[1][2]
Verb[edit]
have one's wig snatched (third-person singular simple present has one's wig snatched, present participle having one's wig snatched, simple past and past participle had one's wig snatched)
- (idiomatic, slang) To be shocked or stunned.
- 2018, Hannah Su, "New Intel on the 'I Am Part of the Resistance' NYT Article", The Spokesman (Princeton Day School), October 2018, page 11:
- It's been a month since the notorious op-ed was published in "he failing New York Times by an anomynisssss... really an anomynisssss, gutlesssss coward" and had America's wig snatched.
- 2018 October 6, Brandi Harrison, “Fall trends to keep in mind once you receive your refund”, in The Hornet Tribune, Alabama State University, page 12:
- Take these trends and make them your own, I can't wait to have my wig snatched by the creative outfits this fall.
- 2019, "6. Julia & Laurens, in "Meet Your Mentors!", Pax Mag (Leiden University), Intro Week Edition 2019-2020, page 8:
- Also, be prepared to have your wig snatched.
- 2018, Hannah Su, "New Intel on the 'I Am Part of the Resistance' NYT Article", The Spokesman (Princeton Day School), October 2018, page 11:
References[edit]
- ^ Sara McCorquodale, Influence: How Social Media Influencers Are Shaping Our Digital Future, page 197
- ^ Onaje McDowelle, What the heck does ‘wig’ mean these days?", The Daily Dot, 16 November 2018