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whig

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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Probably from Middle English wheyȝe, weyȝe, wege, variant of whey. More at whey.

Noun

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whig (plural whigs)

  1. (UK, dialect, obsolete) Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling beverage.
  2. buttermilk

Etymology 2

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Compare frig, jig

Verb

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whig (third-person singular simple present whigs, present participle whigging, simple past and past participle whigged)

  1. (transitive) Urge forward; drive briskly.
  2. (intransitive) Jog along; move or work briskly.
  3. (transitive) Weird out or disturb someone.

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English whig.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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whig m (plural whigs)

  1. Whig

Further reading

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Italian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English whig.

Adjective

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whig (invariable)

  1. (relational) Whig

Noun

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whig m (invariable)

  1. Whig

Romanian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English Whig.

Noun

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whig m (uncountable)

  1. Whig

Declension

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singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative whig whigul
genitive-dative whig whigului
vocative whigule